Bernie is a complete non-starter.
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Non-starter
Synonyms for "non-starter"
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7 translations across 2 languages.
German
4 entries- Totalausfall noun (listed to start in a race, but did not start)
- aussichtslose Sache noun (something that is destined to fail from the outset)
- keine ernstzunehmende Idee noun (an idea or argument that cannot be sensibly debated)
- totgeborenes Kind noun (something that is destined to fail from the outset)
Polish
3 entries- osoba niestartująca noun (listed to start in a race, but did not start)
- pomysł bez szans noun (something that is destined to fail from the outset)
- pomysł bez szans noun (an idea or argument that cannot be sensibly debated)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
That idea is so dumb that it's a complete non-starter.
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Under those circumstances, the idea of going to university was of course a non-starter.
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Whatever is decided, it is clear that Crossrail 2 must be regarded as a non-starter for the foreseeable future.
Source: wiktionary
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