English / proverb
Finders, Keepers; Losers, Weepers
MEANING IN ENGLISH
An extended traditional saying asserting that whoever finds lost property keeps it while the one who lost it can only lament
In context
01
Digital lost-and-found networks have made the selfish playground taunt 'finders, keepers; losers, weepers' entirely obsolete.
02
He playfully teased his sister with 'finders, keepers; losers, weepers' before returning her misplaced smart earbuds.
Synonyms
unforgiving possession,finder's prerogative,winner takes all
Antonyms
prompt return of property,ethical retrieval,honest restitution
Collocations
chant finders keepers losers weepers,recite finders keepers losers weepers,taunt with finders keepers losers weepers