that's how the cookie crumbles

A form of that's the way the cookie crumbles — That is the way things happen; that's life.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of that's the way the cookie crumbles.
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that's how the cookie crumbles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that's%20how%20the%20cookie%20crumbles

MLA

“that's how the cookie crumbles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that's%20how%20the%20cookie%20crumbles. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “that's how the cookie crumbles,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that's%20how%20the%20cookie%20crumbles.

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