Q&A Staring at defeat: Does this idiom imply certain defeat or high chances of defeat?

[Suresh Naresh]

Staring at defeat: Does this idiom imply certain defeat or high chances of defeat?

 

[Egyptian]

"Defeat is likely".


@Lulldapull @Vsdoc @Krishna with Flute

 

[Suresh Naresh]

"Defeat is likely".


@Lulldapull @Vsdoc @Krishna with Flute

Choose among the alternatives posted. See above.

@Egyptian

 

[Vsdoc]

Choose among the alternatives posted. See above.

@Egyptian

Your choices are stupid. Like you often are.

Nothing is certain till it happens.

 

[Vsdoc]

"Defeat is likely".


@Lulldapull @Vsdoc @Krishna with Flute

Defeat is imminent.

 

[Afhan]

Your choices are stupid. Like you often are.

Nothing is certain till it happens.

You are rude

 

[Vsdoc]

You are rude

You are a pain in the ass.

We all have our specialties.

 

[Suresh Naresh]

Nothing is certain till it happens.

Defeat is imminent.

Please clarify. In one post you say nothing is certain till it happens. In another post you say meaning of the idiom is defeat is imminent. Which is the right answer?

@Vsdoc