(You) can't win 'em all.

(You) can't win 'em all.
(You) can't win them all. & (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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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