c'est la vie

c'est la vie

Oh well. This French phrase, meaning "that's life," indicates resignation and acceptance of something that one dislikes but cannot change. I know you're annoyed to have gotten another parking ticket, but c'est la vie. I had hoped to get home early enough to cook dinner, but that didn't happen, so we ordered pizza instead—c'est la vie.
See also: la, vie
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • EST
  • vie
  • be twiddling (one's) thumbs
  • be twiddling your thumbs
  • bête
  • bête noire
  • noire
  • your, his, etc. bête noire
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • get thee behind me
References in periodicals archive
The new C'est La Vie! is located at 8527 Cooper Creek Blvd., Bradenton.
So, with plenty of 'C'est la vies', welcome to the philosophical and slightly bizarre ramblings, of Mr Fred Sirieix...
Out of 14 competing quartets, C'est La Vie of Chandler, Ariz., captured the title with performances of "The Moment I Saw Your Eyes" and "If I Had My Way." The quartet says, "We can't wait to be the ambassadors of youth in harmony for Sweet Adelines for the next year!
13 -- 'C'est La Vie' - that's life - is Cheb Khaled's first album after a five year break from recording during French presidential elections and the Arab Springs.
Des son entree sur scene avec la fameuse "hya lli b'ghat", le public a vibre de maniere spontanee aux rythmes de cette chanson de son album "c'est la vie" (2012) qui a connu un succes immediat des son lancement sur le marche.
We had been invited by British-born Michael Thom and his Italian wife Maria to sample C'est La Vie - an exclusive retreat the couple have created in secluded grounds at Trouya Pointe on the north-west coast.
Their 1998 debut single, C'est la Vie, hit No 1 on the UK charts and No 9 in the US.
"For the second year running a team of students from Bangor University, C'est la vie, burnt off all the competition with a time of 7 hrs 48 minutes," said Mr Lloyd.
The Eugene Area Bed and Breakfast Association has elected the following officers for 2009-10: president, Donna Cribbs, River Walk Inn; vice president, Anne-Marie Lize, C'est La Vie Inn; secretary, Robin Winfree-Andrew, Fox Hollow Valley B&B; and treasurer, Suzanne Huebner-Sannes, 35712 Ross Lane, Cottage Grove.
The cafe is aptly named C'est la Vie, a French expression meaning, "that's the life." Robert St.
Fingers crossed or to put it another way - c'est la vie.
Curator Jennifer Babcock, who draws the syndicated Webcomic "C'est La Vie," noted that online strips are free of the space constraints and editorial censorship printed comics often face.
C'est la vie. That's what happens when you support emerging democracies, like the U.S.A.
The dog, whose show name is reportedly Bohem C'est La Vie and is known as Vivy, was booked on a flight with Delta Air Lines and is now thought to be running loose in the surrounding area.
This foreign city should have a foreign sound to it; so 'zh' is substituted." C'est la vie.