United StatesGeneral English (informal usage)colloquialdialectalinformal
A nonstandard, colloquial assertion meaning 'those are the facts' or 'that's the way it is'; used to state a factual situation emphatically and sometimes resignedly.
An expression used to acknowledge an unpleasant or inconvenient truth that cannot be changed.
Examples:
EN: Ooh, them's the facts.
ES: Oh, esos son los hechos.
ID: Begitulah faktanya.
EN: Why such information should be so difficult to find in this day and age passeth understanding, but them's the facts.
HI: इस दिन और उम्र में बातचीत करना मुश्किल क्यों है?