You Can't Make An Omelette Without Breaking Eggs Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does You Can't Make An Omelette Without Breaking Eggs Idiom mean?

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You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs What does You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs mean?	This idiom means that in order to achieve something or make progress, there are often losers in the process.
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You Can't Make An Omelette Without Breaking Eggs Idiom