This is an old New England saying, specifically originating during the heyday of Rockingham Park Racetrack in Salem, New Hampshire. You might say this when someone is all talk and no action or saying something they can't back up.
Asenath: I can cross-stitch so much better than you!
Ivory (who is a sought-after bride because of her cross-stitch skills): Words don't win a horse race.
Ivory (who is a sought-after bride because of her cross-stitch skills): Words don't win a horse race.
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Get the Words don't win a horse race mug.A more serious incarnation of the commonly used phrase "you win some, you lose some". "You win a few, lose a lot" is meant to express the feelings of constantly losing or being screwed over despite trying your best.
Guy 1:"Hey man what did you end up getting in your math class?"
Guy 2: "I bombed the final and got a D in the class."
Guy 1: "Damn well are you still going out with that girl you met a few weeks ago?"
Guy 2: "No she ended up going back to her ex. It's like they say you win a few, lose a lot."
Guy 2: "I bombed the final and got a D in the class."
Guy 1: "Damn well are you still going out with that girl you met a few weeks ago?"
Guy 2: "No she ended up going back to her ex. It's like they say you win a few, lose a lot."
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