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cutting your losses 

to extricate yourself from an impossible situation, where there is very little or no hope for improvement.

similiar to cashing in your chips, however, when one cuts their losses, it usually means that they are walking away with nothing to show for their efforts, and are getting out before they have to endure even more loss.
cutting your losses:

The U.S. Government eventually decided to cut its losses with regard to the Vietnam War, and by the early 1970s withdrew all of its military forces from Southeast Asia.

cut losses 

Clean out a speculative position in order to avoid bigger losses.
Oh gosh this marriage is not working out let me cut my losses otherwise she might cut my balls.

I need to cut losses on my gold trade. It's blowing up right in my face.
cut losses by Buck Full February 10, 2010

Acceptable Losses 

A shift in epidemic management, that transitions from a life-preserving Social Isolation strategy into an Economy Salvaging mode with implicit increase in death toll.
Hey, it's almost been 2 weeks since we started sheltering in place and the COVID-19 spread has only gotten worse.
EVERYONE JUST GO BACK TO WORK...we'll take the Acceptable Losses as long as the stock market is propped up.
Acceptable Losses by YAWA March 23, 2020

Lol "Lot's of Losses" 

Stands for "Lot's of losses". It is the ultimate "L". Used when you can't come back from a situation.

Examples include: bringing warm beer to a tailgate, acting like a clown in public, messing up big time, or , the ultimate version of being roasted and toasted in a situation.
- I forgot to bring my wallet and my date had to pay for our meal.
- Go ahead and take a Lol "Lot's of losses"

-I forgot we had our final exam today
- Go ahead and take a Lol "Lot of losses"

wins losses ties 

a.k.a. "ratio"

The ratio used to describe how many women a gentleman has poked in the butt, cooch, and both, respectively.
Pat: Damn, dude. Your ratio is beginning to dwindle because you keep fucking these chicks straight up. What's your wins losses ties at now?

Brendan: 1:3:4

Pat: Now we've gotta hire three chicks before your wedding for anal only just to get you back up to an even level!
wins losses ties by jose punk January 17, 2008

There Are No Losses, Straight Finesse....Mhm....Call Me Shalashaska 

There Are No Losses, Straight Finesse....Mhm....Call Me Shalashaska
There Are No Losses, Straight Finesse....Mhm....Call Me Shalashaska