you can't win them all

proverb

It is impossible to always succeed; failure or disappointment is inevitable from time to time.

Similar
you win some, you lose some
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Meanings

proverb

alternative colloquial you can't win 'em all

  1. informalIt is impossible to always succeed; failure or disappointment is inevitable from time to time.

    Synonyms: you win some, you lose some

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbIt is impossible to always succeed; failure or disappointment is inevitable from time to time.

Similar
you win some, you lose some

Translations

Finnish aina ei voi voittaa
  • aina ei voi voittaait is impossible to always succeed
Italian non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco
  • non tutte le ciambelle riescono col bucoit is impossible to always succeed
Polish raz na wozie, raz pod wozem
  • raz na wozie, raz pod wozemit is impossible to always succeed
Cite this entry
APA

you can't win them all. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20can't%20win%20them%20all

MLA

“you can't win them all.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20can't%20win%20them%20all. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you can't win them all,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20can't%20win%20them%20all.

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