分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——看走了眼， 这个短语的英文表达是：

back the wrong horse 下错了赌注；看走了眼；作了错误的决策

In all his years as a book publisher, he rarely backed the wrong horse.

做了多年的出版商，他很少有看走眼的时候。

You really backed the wrong horse when you picked that swimmer to win the race—he didn't even medal!

你真是看走了眼，当你选择那位游泳选手去赢比赛的时候，他甚至没在体育比赛中国呢获得过奖牌。

I don't want to back the wrong horse, but it seems to me that Jed is the better candidate.

我不想看走眼，但是看起来Jed是更好的候选人。

Betting on takeovers can backfire if you pick the wrong horse.

在收购公司上作赌注，如果你看走了眼，就会产生事与愿违的效果。

I certainly backed the wrong horse when I said Clippers would win the championship.

当我说快船队能赢得冠军时，我真是看走了眼。

出处：头条号 @饼哥英语口语