that's life

English

Phrase

that's life

1. Expresses acceptance of misfortune.
   • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 87:

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

Synonyms

• (acceptance of misfortune): c'est la vie, life's a bitch, shit happens, such is life

Translations

expression of acceptance of misfortune — see such is life

See also

• this is the life