English Explanatory Dictionary

it is what it is

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. That's life; expressing resignment to a situation or set of circumstances, usually without complaint
  2. Let it be; accept the fact and let the matter rest.
  3. Who cares?; I don't care.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see it, is, what, it, is. This thing has its own distinct nature; this thing is itself.

Pronunciation

En-au-it is what it is.ogg

Word forms

it is what it is

Synonyms

that's life c'est la vie life's a bitch shit happens such is life it is as it is it is how it is it is what it is so be it so is life so it goes 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 que sera sera for more see Thesaurus:that's life

Related words

stoicism tao zen forget it what can you do what can I say it is as it is it is how it is sui generis
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