It's very common in the US, and often used for just this type of situation. Also, with the same meaning and likewise bird-themed. Finders, keepers; Losers, weepers.
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While this generally relates to the idea that once you find something that appears to be unowned - it is now your property - and not necessarily the idea of missing out on something, because you were too slow to act on it. It's such a common phrase in childhood, that it can be applied obnoxiously to imply "now that I've picked it up, it's mine - you cannot complain about it".
In this case, the one who picked it up first would consider themself the "Finder" and the one who lost out on it the original owner, and the person who was too slow to pick it up would be considered the "Loser". Again, it's not a perfect phrase for this situation, but it is such a common idiom that it does get applied frequently to these kind of situations. While the other answers dealt with one perspective quite effectively at that of the given situation, it appears that the OP's emphasis is on John's repentance.
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In hindsight, John thinks he should not have shown his excitement and that would have given him a better chance of grabbing the cash first, assuming Anderson did not see it yet. In other words, he should have kept it close to his chest.
To keep one's plans, intentions, or tactics secret from everyone else. Refers to holding one's playing cards close to one's chest in a card game, so as not to allow other players to see one's hand. We're all curious about what the boss has been discussing in those meetings with the lawyers, but she's keeping it close to her chest.
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When I asked my friend, he suggested the following saying: Sven Yargs k 18 Maxwell 4 But it was used in a very different sense, and don't see how it fits here. I've never, ever heard the "rain Mitch Haniger comes with high asking price by Seattle. Madison Bumgarner unlikely to be traded this off-season?
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Bojan Bogdanovic goes for 12 points in win against Knicks on Sunday. Cedi Osman drops 18 points on Sunday. Thaddeus Young quiet in Sunday's win against Knicks. Torrey Craig scores 13 points in Sunday's win over Raptors. Lance Stephenson chips in 12 points on Sunday. Noah Vonleh only scores seven points in Sunday's loss to the Pacers. Josh Hart goes 2-for in loss. Either way, I think you would hope for more. Going in the first round, Johansson was always going to be the player that fans have the highest expectations of, especially since the Minnesota Wild left options, even just looking at defensemen, like Rasmus Sandin and Jacob Bernard-Docker on the table.
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You can argue too that not ever young Swedish defenseman is going to turn into Erik Karlsson , Victor Hedman or even Alexander Edler , but first-round pedigree still means something to most people and developing into players of that level is the expectation. Given that other teams around the NHL are harbouring multiple players from their draft classes on World Junior selection camp rosters, using the Montreal Canadiens as an example, they have three draftees selected. Nobody is saying that scouting these young players is easy, nor do I profess to be able to pick talent like a pro scout could, but you have to question whether the draft picks were a case of the Minnesota Wild playing it safe or whether they truly did pick the players they thought to be the best available.
Time will tell how these guys mature, but right now, its seeming a little frustrating to watch other teams have multiple invites and the Wild only having one guy to cheer for. Chase Niemi from Montreal net in dominant win Minnesota Wild: Four unanswered goals in second period versus Montreal Minnesota Wild: