have nothing to lose

== English == === Verb === have nothing to lose (third-person singular simple present has nothing to lose, present participle having nothing to lose, simple past and past participle had nothing to lose) To be in a situation that could improve by doing something and that will not be any worse if it fails. to have nothing to lose and everything to gain you have nothing to lose but your chains ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “have nothing to lose”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.