that's how the cookie crumbles

that's how the cookie crumbles

There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it. (A variant of the more common "That's the way the cookie crumbles.") I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's just how the cookie crumbles.
See also: cookie, crumble, how
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • That’s the way the cookie crumbles
  • That’s the way the mop flops
  • that's how the mop flops
  • that's the way the cookie crumbles
  • that's the way the mop flops
  • the way the cookie crumbles
  • That’s the way the ball bounces
  • that's the way the ball bounces
  • that's how the ball bounces
  • that's the breaks
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