"駄目で元々" meaning in Japanese

{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"It is bad in the first place\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "駄目で元々",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "駄",
          "だ"
        ],
        [
          "目",
          "め"
        ],
        [
          "元",
          "もと"
        ],
        [
          "々",
          "もと"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dame de motomoto",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "だめ で もともと"
      },
      "expansion": "駄(だ)目(め)で元(もと)々(もと) • (dame de motomoto)",
      "name": "ja-phrase"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "There is nothing to lose; You can try something because even if you fail it will not make your situation any worse."
      ],
      "id": "en-駄目で元々-ja-phrase-5B0tRJid",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "dame moto",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "駄",
              "だ"
            ],
            [
              "目",
              "め"
            ],
            [
              "元",
              "もと"
            ]
          ],
          "sense": "shortening",
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "駄目元"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[da̠me̞ de̞ mo̞to̞mo̞to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "駄目で元々"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"It is bad in the first place\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "駄目で元々",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "駄",
          "だ"
        ],
        [
          "目",
          "め"
        ],
        [
          "元",
          "もと"
        ],
        [
          "々",
          "もと"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dame de motomoto",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "だめ で もともと"
      },
      "expansion": "駄(だ)目(め)で元(もと)々(もと) • (dame de motomoto)",
      "name": "ja-phrase"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese phrases",
        "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with hyōgaiji kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 々",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms written with four Han script characters"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "There is nothing to lose; You can try something because even if you fail it will not make your situation any worse."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[da̠me̞ de̞ mo̞to̞mo̞to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "dame moto",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "駄",
          "だ"
        ],
        [
          "目",
          "め"
        ],
        [
          "元",
          "もと"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "shortening",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "駄目元"
    }
  ],
  "word": "駄目で元々"
}

{
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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "駄目で元々"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "phrase",
  "title": "駄目で元々",
  "trace": ""
}