can't win

can't win
can't win
informal
— used to say that success is not possible for someone in a particular situation

I feel like I can't win. Nothing I do seems to make any difference.

You can't win when you're dealing with someone so unreasonable.

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Main Entry:win

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  • can’t win (th)em all — tv. (one should) expect to lose every now and then. □ It doesn’t really matter. You can’t win them all. □ Well, I can’t win ’em all …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • You Can't Win (song) — Infobox Single Name = You Can t Win Artist = Michael Jackson from Album = A side = You Can t Win (Pt. 1) B side = You Can t Win (Pt. 2) Released = January 11, 1979 Format = 7 single 12 single Recorded = 1978 Genre = Pop Length = 3:43 7:17 (12… …   Wikipedia

  • You Can't Win — may refer to:* You Can t Win (song), a song by Michael Jackson from the film The Wiz * You Can t Win (album), an album by Dolorean, or the title song * You Can t Win (book), a 1926 autobiography by Jack Black * You Can t Win , a song by Iron… …   Wikipedia

  • You Can't Win (album) — Infobox Album | Name = You Can t Win Type = Album Artist = Dolorean Released = February 20, 2007 Recorded = Genre = Indie rock Length = Label = Yep Roc Engineer = Rob Oberdorfer and Eric Hill Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic …   Wikipedia

  • you can't win — (informal) Nothing you do will be satisfactory, find favour, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑win * * * you can’t win spoken phrase used for saying that no matter what you do, you will not succeed Whatever I do, she isn’t happy – you just can’t win.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • you can't win them all — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • you can’t win them all — Similar in sentiment to the preceding entry (you win a few, you lose a few). 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 …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • You Can't Win (book) — For the upcoming film based on the book, see You Can t Win (film). You Can t Win (ISBN 1 902593 02 2) is an autobiography by Jack Black. The book tells of his experiences in the hobo underworld, freight hopping around the still Wild West of the… …   Wikipedia

  • You can’t win them all. — AND You can’t win ’em all. sent. No one succeeds all the time. (Said when someone fails.) □ Don’t fret about it, Tom. You can’t win them all. □ You can’t win ’em all, but you can’t lose ’em all, either …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Only with Laughter Can You Win — Studio album by Rosie Thomas Released 23 September 2003 …   Wikipedia

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