you can't win
Also, you just can't win. Whatever one does is wrong or not enough, as in Every time I block one of the woodchuck's holes, I find another; you just can't win. [First half of 1900s] For a synonym, see damned if I do, damned if I don't.
Words nearby you can't win
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs,
you can't squeeze blood from a turnip,
you can't take it with you,
you can't teach an old dog new tricks,
you can't unscramble an egg,
you can't win,
you can't win 'em all,
you cannot serve god and mammon,
you could cut it with a knife,
you don't say,
you get what you pay for