how the cookie crumbles

成語所屬單字cookies

how the cookie crumbles — 慣用語

1. used to say that a difficult or unpleasant situation is just the way life happen

1.慣用語
釋義

事情就是這樣;只能接受現實

used to say that a difficult or unpleasant situation is just the way life happens and cannot be changed

例句

Esteban did not get the job he wanted, but he shrugged and said, "That is just how the cookie crumbles."

The rain ruined our picnic plans, but I guess that is how the cookie crumbles sometimes.