win or lose

idiom

: whether one succeeds or fails
Win or lose, we'll give it our best effort.

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Davis — whose wife Kelly says always talked to her after games, win or lose — was too shaken up to say a single word to her. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025 The numbers show that, win or lose, Democrats don't love it very much at all. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 Wimbledon is a tournament that brings those repressed emotions to the fore, win or lose. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 Meanwhile in Miami, thousands of Boca Juniors fans had flooded South Beach, turning it into a de facto headquarters for La Doce — win or lose. Asli Pelit, New York Times, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for win or lose

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“Win or lose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/win%20or%20lose. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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