you can't win

Also, you just can't win. Whatever one does is wrong or not enough, as in Every time I block one of the woodchuck's holes, I find another; you just can't win. [First half of 1900s] For a synonym, see damned if I do, damned if I don't.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Harold	['hærəld]
Guiomar	gee-oo-MAR (Portuguese), gee-o-MAHR (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish, Arthurian Romance
Fenna	-	Dutch, Frisian
Herleifr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Calogerus	-	Late Roman
Lorna	LAWR-nə	English