heads I win, tails you lose

Related to word: head

Idiom

Definition

  1. Describes a situation where the outcome will always benefit oneself, while the other party will inevitably be at a disadvantage.

    • This contract is essentially 'heads I win, tails you lose'; we should reject it.

    • The conditions they proposed are a classic case of 'heads I win, tails you lose,' which is extremely unfair to us.

    • He always manages to make situations 'heads I win, tails you lose,' he's such a cunning person.