English Explanatory Dictionary

fact of life

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something that cannot be avoided; a stark reality of existence.

Word forms

fact of life facts of life

Etymology

First use appears c. 1806.

Related words

such is life

Derived words

facts of life
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