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. ==== See also ==== may as well, might as well === Further reading === “have nothing to lose”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.