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Definition

That is the way things happen; that's life.

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Origins

From break in the sense “a stroke of luck” (compare tough break, lucky break).

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In Context

  • "And I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world. But them’s the breaks."
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Also Said As

  • that's the way the cookie crumbles
  • c'est la vie
  • it is as it is
  • it is how it is
  • it is what it is
  • life's a bitch
  • shit happens
  • so be it
  • so is life
  • so it goes
  • such is life
  • that's life
  • that's that and this is this
  • that's the way it goes
  • that’s the way it plays
  • that's the way life is
  • that's the way the ball bounces
  • that's the way the cookie crumbles
  • that's the way the mop flops
  • them's the breaks