the house always wins

短语

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    In a casino, all gambling is designed so that the house (i.e. the casino owners) will always net a profit, regardless of the successes of individual patrons.

    Don't go to a casino. All their games are designed to make you lose more money than you earn, so that the house always wins.

  2. 2.

    A given system is designed to net a profit for, or benefit, some (specified or implied) people.

    引申义

    You're surprised by the high prices in the prison commissary? I'm not — the house always wins, after all.

  3. 3.

    In a given system or situation, over a long enough timescale, a particular (specified or implied) outcome is inevitable.

    引申义

    You know what they say about death and taxes. The house always wins.