Meanings
phrase
- idiomaticvulgarLife can be tough, unpleasant, unrewarding.
Life's a bitch, but God forbid the bitch divorce me
1996, “Affirmative Action”, in It Was Written, performed by Nas1 more example
Glory days don't mean shit to me I drank a six-pack of apathy Life's a bitch, and so am I
1997, “The Grouch”, in Nimrod, performed by Green DaySynonyms: c'est la vie, it is as it is, it is how it is, it is what it is, shit happens, so be it, so is life, so it goes
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseLife can be tough, unpleasant, unrewarding.
Similar
c'est la vieit is as it isit is how it isit is what it isshit happensso be itso is lifeso it goessuch is lifethat's lifethat's that and this is thisthat's the way it goesthat’s the way it playsthat's the way life isthat's the way the ball bouncesthat's the way the cookie crumblesthat's the way the mop flopsthem's the breaks
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