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what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts en · X

Meanings

  1. (UK) There are both gains and losses in life; you win some, you lose some.

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swings and roundabouts

Translations (3)

hu amit nyer a réven, elveszti a vámon (there are both gains and losses in life) · pl jakiejkolwiek decyzji byśmy nie podjęli, to zyski i straty będą takie same (there are both gains and losses in life) · es lo comido por lo servido (there are both gains and losses in life)