Meanings
proverb
alternative life's a bitch, and then you die
- slangvulgarAn expression of acceptance of misfortune in life.
Life’s a bitch, and then you die.
1978 March 1, “[Classified Advertisements] Personal”, in The Indiana Penn, volume L, number 58, Indiana, Pa.: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, →OCLC, page 16, column 3
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 人活著就是來受苦的 /人活著就是来受苦的, 人活着就是来受苦的
- 人活著就是來受苦的 /人活著就是来受苦的expect the worst
- 人活着就是来受苦的 (rén huózhe jiùshì lái shòukǔ de)expect the worst
Finnish toivo parasta, odota pahinta
- toivo parasta, odota pahintaexpect the worst
French la vie, c'est nul et après on meurt
- la vie, c'est nul et après on meurtexpect the worst
German nur der Tod ist umsonst und selbst der kostet das Leben
- nur der Tod ist umsonst und selbst der kostet das Lebenexpect the worst
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APA
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Chicago
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