you win some, you lose some

proverb

Everybody experiences some successes and some failures.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Everybody experiences some successes and some failures.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
you can't win them all

Translations

Hebrew יוֹם עַסַל יוֹם בַּסַל
  • יוֹם עַסַל יוֹם בַּסַל (yom 'asál yom basál)Translations
Polish raz na wozie, raz pod wozem
  • raz na wozie, raz pod wozemTranslations
Spanish jugar y nunca perder no puede ser
  • jugar y nunca perder no puede serTranslations
Vietnamese được cái này mất cái kia
  • được cái này mất cái kiaTranslations
Yiddish אַ רענדל אַראָפּ, אַ רענדל אַרויף
  • אַ רענדל אַראָפּ, אַ רענדל אַרויף (a rendl arop, a rendl aroyf)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

you win some, you lose some. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20win%20some%2C%20you%20lose%20some

MLA

“you win some, you lose some.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20win%20some%2C%20you%20lose%20some. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you win some, you lose some,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20win%20some%2C%20you%20lose%20some.

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