what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

proverb

There are both gains and losses in life; you win some, you lose some.

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Meanings

proverb

alternative what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts

  1. UKThere are both gains and losses in life; you win some, you lose some.

Translations

Hungarian amit nyer a réven, elveszti a vámon
  • amit nyer a réven, elveszti a vámonthere are both gains and losses in life
Polish jakiejkolwiek decyzji byśmy nie podjęli, to zyski i straty będą takie same
  • jakiejkolwiek decyzji byśmy nie podjęli, to zyski i straty będą takie samethere are both gains and losses in life
Spanish lo comido por lo servido
  • lo comido por lo servidothere are both gains and losses in life
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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