[Idiom] Loss you appeal win you appeal

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holdenenglish

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Dear teachers

I am seeking help from you for some English phrases or expressions to describe a situation that when somebody lose in a game, they would admit the loss and ask for an appeal, saying that the result is unfair; but when they win the game, they would take the result, and say that the game is fair.

Any expression or idiom for that? Please advise.

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Holden
 

MikeNewYork

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Dear teachers

I am seeking help from you for some English phrases or expressions to describe a situation that when somebody lose in a game, they would admit the loss and ask for an appeal, saying that the result is unfair; but when they win the game, they would take the result, and say that the game is fair.

Any expression or idiom for that? Please advise.

Regards

Holden

I don't know an idiom for that. When we lose or win a game and accept the result, we say "win some lose some".
 

holdenenglish

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Let me add some qualifiers. That is, when somebody loses in a game, he becomes a sore loser, and saying that the game is unfair, and presses on a re-match. But when he wins at the match, he would say it was a fairplay. Kind of double standard just to take the result favorable to him.

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Holden
 

MikeNewYork

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Dear teachers

Let me add some qualifiers. That is, when somebody loses in a game, he becomes a sore loser, and saying that the game is unfair, and presses on a re-match. But when he wins at the match, he would say it was a fairplay. Kind of double standard just to take the result favorable to him.

Regards

Holden

None of that is an idiom in English.
 
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