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Idiom idiom

life's a bitch

Vulgar

Life can be tough, unpleasant, unrewarding.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

I lost my job and my car broke down; life's a bitch.

CONTEXTUAL

After working hard for months only to have the project cancelled, he sighed and said that life's a bitch sometimes.

COMPLEX

Despite his best efforts to maintain a positive outlook, the sudden loss of his home reminded him that life's a bitch and rarely follows our carefully laid plans.


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  1. 01

    bitch and moan

    Synonym of bitch (verb).

  2. 02

    bitch goddess

    Success, especially in terms of wealth and fame.

  3. 03

    rich bitch

    A person of any gender who combines affluence with abusive or entitled behavior.

Last updated August 10, 2026