中外通吃金质俗语之失之东隅(组图)

失之东隅，收之桑榆

　　3. What you lose on thengs you get back on the roundabouts.

　　失之东隅，收之桑榆

　　Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you have bad luck on one day you have good on another; if one venture results in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed.

　　Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything; if he loses on thengs, he may win on the roundabouts.