Idiom
that's about the size of it
Meaning
That is the situation; that is how it is.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You lost your job? That's about the size of it.”
“The project is over budget and behind schedule, so that's about the size of it.”
“After reviewing the grim financial reports, the manager sighed and confirmed that, indeed, that's about the size of it.”
Examples
simple
“You lost your job? That's about the size of it.”
contextual
“The project is over budget and behind schedule, so that's about the size of it.”
complex
“After reviewing the grim financial reports, the manager sighed and confirmed that, indeed, that's about the size of it.”
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