non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, not all (the) doughnuts end up with the hole.

Proverb[edit]

non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco

  1. things do not always end up as planned; failure or disappointment is inevitable from time to time; you can't win them all