back the wrong horse meaning in English

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Obviously he ' s backed the wrong horse when he supported ted , the new boxer
他支持新的拳南昌手特德显然是错了。
Back the wrong horse
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The future of the company does not look bright . anyone who buys shares now may well find that he has backed the wrong horse
公司的前景并不好。现在买进股票的人很可能会发现他们估计错了。
An academic study * has now tried to assemble some facts to test the long - held impression that the media usually back the wrong horse
一项学术研究目前已综合一些要素来验证某一长期存在的印象? ?媒体总是（形如赌马中） “买错马” 。
Despite his criminal record i still gave him a job , but i backed the wrong horse because he ' s just been convicted of shoplifting
尽管他有犯罪的前科，但我当时还是给了他工作，可是我看错了人，因为他刚又被判有冒充顾客进商店行窃的罪行。