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can't win them all
(redirected from can't win 'em all)

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(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: them, win


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REPLY: Sadly nothing - ah well, you can't win 'em all.
You can't win 'em all, can you ; Salim Ayoub Dubai 2007 Al Sidra Media LLC Provided by Syndigate.
Byline: By MAIL Graham Young FILM EDITOR YOU can't win 'em all - but I nearly did
 
 
 
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