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you've got to be in it to win it

you've got to be in it to win it proverb: in order to win, or succeed at something, one must first compete or try.

Proverb

you've got to be in it to win it

  1. In order to win, or succeed at something, one must first compete or try.

Synonyms of you've got to be in it to win it

Questions about you've got to be in it to win it

What does you've got to be in it to win it mean?
You've got to be in it to win it means in order to win, or succeed at something, one must first compete or try.
What part of speech is you've got to be in it to win it?
You've got to be in it to win it is a proverb.

Words near you've got to be in it to win it in the dictionary

  1. you'ren't
  2. you's
  3. you'se
  4. you'uns
  5. you've
  6. you've got to be in it to win it
  7. you've got to be kidding me
  8. you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette
  9. you've got to laugh
  10. you've gotta be kidding me
  11. you've said a mouthful

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