What does “Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco” mean?
Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco
Word for word
Not every doughnut comes out with a hole
What it really means
Not everything works out as planned. The consoling line after an attempt that did not go the way you hoped.
How we say it in English
You win some, you lose some
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Cadere come il cacio sui maccheroni
Just what the doctor ordered
Essere buono come il pane
To have a heart of gold
Rendere pan per focaccia
To give someone a taste of their own medicine
Tutto fa brodo
Every little bit helps
Che pizza!
What a drag!
Salvare capra e cavoli
To keep everyone happy — English has no single idiom for a solution where nobody loses