that's the way the cookie crumblesinformalACCEPT said when something bad has happened and you must accept things the way they are, even though you do not want to 生米已煮成熟饭〔指不合意的事已发生,不得不接受〕that’s the way the cookie crumbles• "Sorry you didn't get the job, Mike." "Yeah, thanks. I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles."
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