shit happens

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shit happens

rude slang An expression of acceptance of or resignation to unfortunate or difficult things in life over which one has no control. A: "I'm so sorry to hear you lost your job!" B: "It's OK, shit happens. I'll just find a new one!" A: "I just think it's pretty unfair the way she was cast aside like that after the project was finished." B: "Yeah, well, shit happens. If you want to survive in this industry, you've got to toughen up."
See also: happen, shit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shit happens

Sl. Bad things just happen and are unavoidable. (Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion.) Too bad that your new car got dented, but shit happens. Shit happens. There's nothing that can be done about it.
See also: happen, shit
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

shit happens

VERY RUDE
People say shit happens to mean that bad things happen in life and you must accept that fact because you cannot prevent it. `It's a shame Rob is too ill to be here — he's such an exciting talent.' — `Yeah, well, shit happens.'
See also: happen, shit
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

shit happens

used to express fatalism in the face of an unwelcome occurrence.
A euphemistic alternative formulation is stuff happens .
See also: happen, shit
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

shit ˈhappens

(taboo, slang) used to express the idea that we must accept that bad things often happen without reason: ‘We were all really sorry to hear about you and Rachel.’ ‘Yeah, well, shit happens.’
See also: happen, shit
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

Shit happens

interj. Bad things just happen. (Usually objectionable.) Shit happens. There’s nothing that can be done about it.
See also: happen, shit
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • just (one's) luck
  • just my luck
  • just my, his, etc. luck
  • a sorry state (of affairs)
  • less said , the better
  • inopportune moment
  • be not (one's) day
  • these things are sent to try us
  • If it's not one thing, it's another!
  • it's one thing after another