dead loss
noun
[ ˌdɛd ˈlɒs ]
• a venture or situation which produces no profit.
Similar:
failure,
fiasco,
debacle,
catastrophe,
disaster,
blunder,
vain attempt,
abortion,
defeat,
damp squib,
flop,
botch,
hash,
foul-up,
screw-up,
washout,
let-down,
dead duck,
lead balloon,
lemon,
fail,
cock-up,
pig's ear,
snafu,
clinker,
fuck-up,
balls-up,
