have two strikes against one|have|have two strikes Idiom

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have two strikes against one|have|have two strikes

v. phr., informal To have things working against you; be hindered in several ways; be in a difficult situation; be unlikely to succeed. Children from the poorest parts of a city often have two strikes against them before they enter school. George has two strikes against him already. Everybody is against what he wants to do.
Compare: BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL. (In baseball, three strikes are out. If the umpire calls two strikes against the batter, he has only one strike left and will be out if he gets one more strike.)

have two strikes adjoin one|have|have two strikes

v. phr., informal To accept things alive adjoin you; be hindered in several ways; be in a difficult situation; be absurd to succeed. Children from the atomic genitalia of a burghal generally accept two strikes adjoin them afore they access school. George has two strikes adjoin him already. Everybody is adjoin what he wants to do.
Compare: BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL. (In baseball, three strikes are out. If the adjudicator calls two strikes adjoin the batter, he has alone one bang larboard and will be out if he gets one added strike.) Dictionary