two strikes against one
two strikes against one {n. phr.}
From baseball. Two opportunities wasted in some undertaking, so that only one chance is left.
Poor John has two strikes against him when it comes to his love for Frances: first, he is too fat, and, second, he is bald.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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