二進 にっち一退 いったいじゃありませんでした
nicchi ittaijārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of 二進一退

1. It wasn't two steps forward, one step back.; It wasn't a case of two steps forward, one step back.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Terminal Form