salir perdiendo

v.

to lose out.

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salir perdiendo

to come off worse, lose out

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= victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off

Ex. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.

Ex. The archive collection is part of the university library and when competing with the rest of the system for money always comes off worst.

Ex. Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.

Ex. Salaries of library professionals compare unfavourably with pay scales in the information industry.

Ex. But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.

Ex. The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.

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= victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off

Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.

Ex: The archive collection is part of the university library and when competing with the rest of the system for money always comes off worst.

Ex: Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.

Ex: Salaries of library professionals compare unfavourably with pay scales in the information industry.

Ex: But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.

Ex: The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.