Idiom
it is what it is
Meaning
That's life; expressing resignment to a situation or set of circumstances, usually without complaint
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The bus is late again, but it is what it is.”
“We lost the game because of a bad referee call, but it is what it is.”
“Although the budget cuts were unexpected and frustrating, the manager simply shrugged and noted that it is what it is.”
Examples
simple
“The bus is late again, but it is what it is.”
contextual
“We lost the game because of a bad referee call, but it is what it is.”
complex
“Although the budget cuts were unexpected and frustrating, the manager simply shrugged and noted that it is what it is.”
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