I lost the game, but them's the breaks.
them's the breaks
idiomThat is the way things happen; that's life.
Origin
disputed originFrom break in the sense “stroke of luck” (compare tough break, lucky break).
The train was cancelled and I missed my meeting, but I suppose them's the breaks.
Although he had worked tirelessly for the promotion, the position went to another candidate, and he simply accepted that them's the breaks.