not win for losing en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
-
(US, idiomatic) To repeatedly fail in one's gambles or efforts.
Figure 1 depicts a number of these forces, and suggests the ways in which the Individualistic Ethic "could not win for losing."
1910, Hartley Withers, The Meaning of Money, page 42:Manboy grinned, and looked up as Two-Way joined them, laughing. "Gabe, you is just naturally a Jonah to your own self, and can't win for losing no matter what.
1936, Reuben Davis, Butcher Bird, page 14:
Relateds
can't do right for doing wrong · not see for looking
Translations (3)
es no levantar cabeza (Translations) · es no ganar para disgustos (Translations) · es haberle mirado un tuerto (Translations)