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Today's Idiom = "Losing Streak"

Losing Streak ( a period of losses without even one win ... )

"losing streak"

You are "on a losing streak" when you have lost a number of games without winning one game. Example: "We are on a five game losing streak." Reply: "Have we lost five games without a win? That is not good."

"A losing streak" is when you continue losing for a number of times. Example: "We have lost three games in a row. We must stop this losing streak."

When you have lost a number of games without winning one game you are "on a losing streak". Example: "We were doing well until we hit this losing streak."

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