that's the way the ball bounces
that's the way the ball bounces
There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad things, so there is no reason to be upset about it. I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's the way the ball bounces.
See also: ball, bounce, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
That's the way the ball bounces.
and That's the way the cookie crumbles.; That's the way the mop flops.Prov. You cannot control everything that happens to you.; You should accept the bad things that happen. Bill: I bought a hundred lottery tickets this week, but I still didn't win! Alan: That's the way the ball bounces. I was planning to have fun on my vacation, but I've been sick the whole time. I guess that's just the way the cookie crumbles. That's tough, but that's the way the mop flops.
See also: ball, bounce, way
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
That’s the way the ball bounces
sent. That is life.; That is the random way things happen. It’s tough, I know, but that’s the way the ball bounces.
See also: ball, bounce, way
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- That’s the way the ball bounces
- that's how the ball bounces
- that's the breaks
- them's the breaks
- those are the breaks
- DAT
- the way it plays
- that's (just) the way it goes
- that's (just) the way it is
- that's (just) the way it plays