that's life

phrase

Expressing an acceptance of misfortune.

Similar
c'est la vielife's a bitchshit happenssuch is lifeit is as it isit is how it isit is what it isso be it
Opposite
blow this for a game of soldiersscrew thisthis is the life
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Meanings

phrase
  1. Expressing an acceptance of misfortune.

    [T]hen he shrugged his shoulders and said, with admirable philosophy: "Well, that's life, ain't it, bud?"

    1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 87

    Synonyms: c'est la vie, life's a bitch, shit happens, such is life, c'est la vie, it is as it is, it is how it is, it is what it is

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseExpressing an acceptance of misfortune.

Similar
c'est la vielife's a bitchshit happenssuch is lifec'est la vieit is as it isit is how it isit is what it islife's a bitchshit happensso be itso is lifeso it goessuch is 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 bounces
Opposite
blow this for a game of soldiersscrew thisthis is the life
Also see
c'est la vieit is what it islife's a bitchshit happensso be itso it goessuch is lifethat's the way life isthem's the breaks
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APA

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Chicago

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