English Explanatory Dictionary

what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts

Related words

swings and roundabouts
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