some days you eat the bear and some days the bear eats you

A form of sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you — Sometimes you win and sometimes you are defeated; everybody has successes and failures.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.
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APA

some days you eat the bear and some days the bear eats you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/some%20days%20you%20eat%20the%20bear%20and%20some%20days%20the%20bear%20eats%20you

MLA

“some days you eat the bear and some days the bear eats you.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/some%20days%20you%20eat%20the%20bear%20and%20some%20days%20the%20bear%20eats%20you. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “some days you eat the bear and some days the bear eats you,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/some%20days%20you%20eat%20the%20bear%20and%20some%20days%20the%20bear%20eats%20you.

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