Second place is the first loser In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Second place is the first loser", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Eudora Thao calendar 2021-03-10 09:03

Meaning of Second place is the first loser

Second place is the first loser proverb

This proverb is often used in sports.

Although you got the second prize, you was still defeated by the first one and fail to win, come first or become the champion in the end. 

She congratulated me for getting the second prize, but I think second place is the first loser.

I'm unhappy because second place is the first loser.

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Origin of Second place is the first loser

This saying is often credited to Dale Earnhardt, a race car driver.

 

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