non-starter

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nonstarter

noun dead loss, dud (informal), washout (informal), no-hoper (informal), turkey (informal), lemon (informal), loser, waste of space or time The United States is certain to reject the proposal as a non-starter.

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non-starter

[ˌnɒnˈstɑːtəʳ] N that idea is a non-starter → esa idea es imposible

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non-starter

(nonˈstaːtə) noun

a horse or person that, though entered for a race, does not run.

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[USA], March 11 (ANI): Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Sunday hinted that United States President Donald Trump's reported plan to ask for 8.6 billion USD in the 2020 budget to fund the wall was a non-starter.

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Plaid Cymru has severely criticised the decision by Caerphilly council, but the ruling Labour group says Plaid's alternative proposal to offer a "noncompetitive" salary was a "non-starter".