non-starter

Noun

 * 1) Someone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race.
 * 2) Something that is destined to fail from the outset; an impractical scheme.
 * 3) An idea or argument that cannot be sensibly debated.
 * 1) An idea or argument that cannot be sensibly debated.

Translations

 * German:


 * German: von vornherein zum Scheitern verurteilte Angelegenheit, aussichtslose Sache, totgeborenes Kind


 * German: keine ernstzunehmende Idee