misincentive
kiss of death
fat chance
poorly
whistle for
slim chance
resultless
hassle
primrose path
deathblow
whack
never-would-be
whistle in the wind
give something up as a bad job
heffalump
unchallengingly
unsucceeding
break new ground
flop
defeat
mug's game
wutless
ticket to ride
licking
Heath Robinson
scrobbler
coaster
uneffective
foiling
throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
lose
square peg in a round hole
unusable
throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick
long shot
earthly
smooth sailing
impracticality
person from Porlock
obstacle
successlessness
nonexperience
bomb
Hail Mary
bubble
busted flush
inexpediently
handful
nonessentiality