Dictionary

so it goes en · X

Meanings

1. An expression of acceptance of misfortune.
   • His mother was incinerated in the Dresden fire-storm. So it goes. 1969 March 31, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., chapter 1, in Slaughterhouse-Five […] (A Seymour Lawrence Book), New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press, →OCLC, page 1:
   • Near-synonyms: that's the way life is, that's life, such is life, it is what it is; see also Thesaurus:that's life

Relateds

so it seems · so they say

Synonyms

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