can't win them all



(You) can't win them all.

 and (You) can't win 'em all.
Inf. a catch phrase said when someone, including the speaker, has lost in a contest or failed at something. (The you is impersonal, meaning one, anyone. The apostrophe on 'em is not always used.) Mary: Gee, I came in last again! Jane: Oh, well. You can't win them all. "Can't win 'em all," muttered Alice as she left the boss's office with nothing accomplished.
See also: all, win

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ferguson['fɜ:gəsn]
MadelineMAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English), ma-də-LEEN (French), mad-LEEN (French)English, French
Jacquetta-English (British)
SandfordSAN-fərdEnglish (Rare)
Yevhen-Ukrainian
Stefanu-Old Church Slavic