what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts

A form of what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts — There are both gains and losses in life; you win some, you lose some.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
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APA

what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20you%20gain%20on%20the%20swings%20you%20lose%20on%20the%20roundabouts

MLA

“what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20you%20gain%20on%20the%20swings%20you%20lose%20on%20the%20roundabouts. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20you%20gain%20on%20the%20swings%20you%20lose%20on%20the%20roundabouts.

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