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такова жизнь

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gen. such is life; so wags the world; that is life (Leonid Dzhepko); that's the way the mop flops (Anglophile); life's like that (Technical); this is life; that's the way of the world (Aprilen); life's like this (Alex_Odeychuk); so goes the world (how goes the world with you? – как ваши дела?); so spins the world (And so spins the world... the world is a rough place, grow up and get used to it Taras); such is the way of things (Taras); so it goes (Taras); way of the world so it goes (как ответ на утверждение; Am.E. • - ...it's outrageous! – Way of the world. So it goes Taras); it's like a way of life (Ivan Pisarev); that's how life is (Ivan Pisarev); that's life (Ivan Pisarev); it's the way it is (Ivan Pisarev); life goes that way (Ivan Pisarev); it's just how it is (Ivan Pisarev); life works that way (Ivan Pisarev); it is the natural way (Ivan Pisarev); life happens that way (Ivan Pisarev); it's normal life (Ivan Pisarev); that's the nature of life (Ivan Pisarev); life unfolds that way (Ivan Pisarev); life's reality (Ivan Pisarev); it's a way people live (Ivan Pisarev); it reflects life (Ivan Pisarev); life's way (Ivan Pisarev); that's the pattern of life (Ivan Pisarev)
amer. them's the breaks (a colloquial expression meaning "That's how things go", "That's the way the cookie crumbles" or "That's life." It's often used when something unfortunate or disappointing happens, and there's nothing you can do about it. In other words, it's a resigned way of accepting a situation that didn't turn out the way you wanted or expected Taras)
austral., slang that's the way it goes
fr. c'est la vie
idiom. those are the brakes (Almighty Nemo)
inf. so goes wags the world; it is what it is (VLZ_58)
philos. life is like that (sophistt)
slang tough shit; that's the way the ball bounces; that's show business (for you Interex); that's show biz (Interex)
vulg. that's the way the bread rises (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей); that's the way the doughnut rolls (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей); that's the way the elephant farts (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей); that's the way the fish fry (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей); that's the way the frogs fuck (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей); that's the way the ink spills (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей); that's the way the mothers fuck (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей); that's the way the owls hoot (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей); that's the way the pill breaks (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей); that's the way the stars shine (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей); that's the way the wine spills (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей); that's the way the ball bounces (ироничный комментарий по поводу жизненных трудностей)
такова жизнь!
gen. that's life!
amer. that's the breaks (Powerserge)
amer., inf. that's the way the bail bounces
idiom. that's life! (Andrey Truhachev)
Такова жизнь
proverb Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you (VLZ_58)
такова жизнь
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