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

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
See also:
  • that's how the ball bounces
  • that's the way the ball bounces
  • that's the breaks
  • DAT
  • them's the breaks
  • those are the breaks
  • that's (just) how it goes
  • that's (just) the way it goes
  • that's (just) the way it plays
  • the way it plays