some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you

proverb

One cannot always overcome a powerful adversary.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. One cannot always overcome a powerful adversary.
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APA

some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/some%20days%20you%20get%20the%20bear%2C%20other%20days%20the%20bear%20gets%20you

MLA

“some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/some%20days%20you%20get%20the%20bear%2C%20other%20days%20the%20bear%20gets%20you. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/some%20days%20you%20get%20the%20bear%2C%20other%20days%20the%20bear%20gets%20you.

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