TODAY'S IDIOM: YOU CAN'T WIN THEM ALL

"YOU CAN'T WIN THEM ALL"

Something you can say after you, or someone else, loses a contest or fails to achieve something (said to make losing seem not so bad).

Example: When it was clear that we hadn't won the contract, I tried to hide my disappointment by saying, "Oh well. You can't win 'em all." 

No siempre se gana.

Example sentences:

• After Terry had lost the match, his wife said, "Never mind, dear. You can't win them all." / Después de que Terry había perdido el partido, su esposa dijo, "No te preocupes, amor. No siempre se gana."

• I looked at my tennis partner and said, "You can't win 'em all" after we'd lost our match / Miré a mi compañero de tenis y le dije, "No siempre se gana" después de que habíamos perdido nuestro partido.

Additional examples:

• I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get the job. Oh well, you can't win 'em all.

• "Can't win 'em all," muttered Alice as she left the boss's office with nothing accomplished.

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