Yet one group is always going to lose

[Kelly]

Test No. incompl/advan-35 "One is always going to lose...", question 1

Building Societies currently find themselves in a ......... situation because they try to please the savers and also the borrowers and yet one group is always going to lose.

(a) perfect
(b) precarious
(c) pretentious
(d) pertinent

Test No. incompl/advan-35 "One is always going to lose...", answer 1

Building Societies currently find themselves in a precarious situation because they try to please the savers and also the borrowers and yet one group is always going to lose.

Correct answer: (b) precarious
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Dear Alan:
Would you please to enlighten me the meaning of " yet one group is always going to lose"? Is it an idiom or just a spoken English.

Thanks a lot

[Torsten]

Hi Kelly,

Thanks for your interesting question. The phrase yet one group is always going to lose means that it is impossible to please everybody at the same time. Especially when it comes to money issues the involved parties have different interests and so everybody tries to get the most out for themselves.
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