0 an investment in which you do not make a profit, or make less profit than you hoped: --
Property has proved to be a bad investment over the last few years.
Bad investment over a number of years has led to this situation.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.