you can't win them all — you can’t win them all/(you) win some, (you) lose some/ phrase used for showing sympathy to someone who has not been successful or for showing that you accept that you have not been successful I thought we’d get the building contract, but I… … Useful english dictionary
You can’t win them all. — AND You can’t win ’em all. sent. No one succeeds all the time. (Said when someone fails.) □ Don’t fret about it, Tom. You can’t win them all. □ You can’t win ’em all, but you can’t lose ’em all, either … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
can’t win (th)em all — tv. (one should) expect to lose every now and then. □ It doesn’t really matter. You can’t win them all. □ Well, I can’t win ’em all … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
You Can't Do That on Television — Scene from the third opening Genre Comedy Format Live action, Variety, Sketch comedy … Wikipedia
(you) win some, (you) lose some — you can’t win them all/(you) win some, (you) lose some/ phrase used for showing sympathy to someone who has not been successful or for showing that you accept that you have not been successful I thought we’d get the building contract, but I… … Useful english dictionary
you win some, you lose some — you can t win them ˈall | you ˈwin some, you ˈlose some idiom (informal) used to express sympathy for sb who has been disappointed about sth Main entry: ↑winidiom … Useful english dictionary
win — (v.) fusion of O.E. winnan struggle for, work at, strive, fight, and gewinnan to gain or succeed by struggling, to win, both from P.Gmc. *wenwanan (Cf. O.S. winnan, O.N. vinna, O.Fris. winna, Du. winnen to gain, win, Dan. vinde to win, O.H.G.… … Etymology dictionary
win — win1 W1S1 [wın] v past tense and past participle won [wʌn] present participle winning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/race)¦ 2¦(prize)¦ 3¦(get/achieve)¦ 4¦(make somebody win something)¦ 5 you win 6 you can t win 7 you can t win them all … Dictionary of contemporary English
win — 1 /wIn/ verb past tense and past participle won /w n/ present participle winning 1 COMPETITION/RACE (I, T) to be the best or first in a competition, game, election etc: Who do you think will win the next election? | win at sth: I never win at… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
win — win1 [ wın ] (past tense and past participle won [ wʌn ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to defeat everyone else by being the best or by finishing first in a competition: I play tennis against her every week, but she always wins. Who… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
