win or lose

idiom

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

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Bet $5 on Bears-Texans after activating the latest FanDuel promo code offer and get $200 in bonus bets, win or lose. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 Arch Manning will not win or lose Heisman against Ohio State All eyes will be on Arch Manning in Texas’ high-profile opener Aug. 30 against the defending national champions, and his performance likely will produce a shift in the Heisman Trophy odds. Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 31 July 2025 Too much experience, too many playoff lessons learned, win or lose, the defending champs sounded so comfortable Saturday morning about where the series was at. Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 15 June 2025 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 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 28 Aug. 2025.

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