them's the breaks

Language: en

Meaning: (colloquial,idiomatic,originallyUS)That is the way things happen;that's life.Synonyms:that's the way the cookie crumbles;see alsoThesaurus:that's life2022July 7, Heather Stewart, quotingBoris Johnson, “Boris Johnson’s resignation speech: what he said, and what he meant”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:And I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world. Butthem’s the breaks.

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