Idiom
nature of the beast
Meaning
The unchangeable nature of something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Long hours are just the nature of the beast in this job.”
“I know the commute is frustrating, but heavy traffic is simply the nature of the beast when you live in a big city.”
“While the constant uncertainty of the market is difficult to accept, investors must recognize it as the inherent nature of the beast in global finance.”
Examples
simple
“Long hours are just the nature of the beast in this job.”
contextual
“I know the commute is frustrating, but heavy traffic is simply the nature of the beast when you live in a big city.”
complex
“While the constant uncertainty of the market is difficult to accept, investors must recognize it as the inherent nature of the beast in global finance.”
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