What is another word for that's the way?

Pronunciation: [ðats ðə wˈe͡ɪ] (IPA)

"That's the way" is a common idiomatic expression that means "that's how it is" or "that's the situation." There are many synonyms you can use to convey a similar meaning, including "such is life," "that's life," "it is what it is," "c'est la vie," "that's how the cookie crumbles," "that's how things go," "there's nothing we can do," "take it or leave it," "this is the reality," "that's how the game is played," "that's just the way it goes," and "that's par for the course." Regardless of the phrase you use, the meaning is the same: acceptance of a situation that cannot be changed.

What are the hypernyms for That's the way?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with That's the way

  • I never examined what I did in any great detail because I thought it would spoil things. I never read the scripts at all carefully, and never wanted to know what was going on, because I felt that being a benevolent alien that's the way it should be.
    Tom Baker
  • I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way I prefer to be.
    Sean Bean
  • I just decided that I would not put my professional life on hold to raise children. I know that sounds selfish to a lot of people and I don't know if what I'm doing is the right thing. But that's the way I'm doing it.
    Emmanuelle Beart
  • Lord of the Rings was my first experience making movies and at the time, I had no ideas how movies were done. I thought that's the way they're done, so in a way, I had nothing to compare it to.
    Orlando Bloom
  • I love doing this day, and George was exactly as he's always been, very calm and very gentle, and if I'm in the final cut in the summer theater, I'll be thrilled. If I'm not, well that's the way things go.
    Jeremy Bulloch

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