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You win a few, lose a lot

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."
by Jonan2012 December 25, 2011
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A couple few

The proper response to the officer who asks you "Sir, how many drinks have you had tonight?"
And I was so drunk I told the cop "A couple few"
by Brad May 14, 2004
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catch a few winks

it means takin a small nap or jus sleepin off
u guyz carry on while i catch a few winks!!
by steffffiii October 29, 2009
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a few

Hey, I'll be back in a few, so start making dinner now.
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A few

A value between 3-6, but is often used informally to describe any value above 1.

A couple = 2
Several= 7 or more (sev-eral—sev-en)
A few = the range between several and a few
TuanTunc: I don’t know why the fuck people in America commonly use few as their go to bullshit number. Like how fucking much is a few?

Wuani (has lisp): if those silly citizens have any sense, then they should define a few as between 3-6, as a couple is 2, and several is based off seven, it means seven or more.

TuanTunc: isn’t that going under the assumption that all these terms are independent from each other and that all rules and terms English check and balance each other?

Wuani: TING
by Tuantingtong December 28, 2018
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a couple few

a term used in the southern united states to describe a number that is more than 2 but less than 10.
How many beers have you had tonight, Bob?

I dunno, a couple few.
by being used October 31, 2008
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