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от неудач никто не застрахован (No one succeeds all the time. (Said when someone fails.): Don’t fret about it, Tom. You can’t win them all.  thefreedictionary.com Alexander Demidov); неудачи бывают у всех (you can't win them all/(you) win some, (you) lose some phrase. used for showing sympathy to someone who has not been successful or for showing that you accept that you have not been successful:: I thought we’d get the building contract, but I suppose you can’t win them all. MEDAL Alexander Demidov); никогда не знаешь, где найдешь, где потеряешь (1953 R. CHANDLER Long Good-bye xxiv. Wade took him by the shoulder and spun him round. ‘Take it easy, Doc. You can’t win them all.’ 1984 ‘C. AIRD’ Harm’s Way xviii. ‘The finger being found on the footpath was just bad luck on the murderer’s part.’ ‘You can’t win them all,’ said Crosby ambiguously. 2002 Washington Post 18 Mar. C11 (Born Loser comic strip) ‘They say you can’t win them all..however, as evidenced by Brutus Thornapple, evidently you can lose them all!’ Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs Alexander Demidov) |
