that s the way the cookie crumbles イディオム

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that's the way the cookie crumbles

that is fate, that is the way things happen You didn't win the prize? That's the way the cookie crumbles.

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That is the way the cookie crumbles

"That's the way the cookie crumbles" means that things don't always turn out the way we want.

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the way the cookie crumbles

the way things are: "I'm sorry I didn't get the promotion, but that's the way the cookie crumbles."

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that's how the cookie crumbles|cookie|crumble|crum

v. phr., informal That's how things are; that's life. It's too bad about John and Mary getting divorced, but then that's how the cookie crumbles.

That is the way the cookie crumbles

"That's the way the cookie crumbles" agency that things don't consistently about-face out the way we want.

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that's how the cookie crumbles|cookie|crumble|crum

v. phr., informal That's how things are; that's life. It's too bad about John and Mary accepting divorced, but again that's how the cookie crumbles.

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that's the way the cookie crumbles

that is fate, that is the way things appear You didn't win the prize? That's the way the cookie crumbles.

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the way the cookie crumbles

the way things are: "I'm apologetic I didn't get the promotion, but that's the way the cookie crumbles." Dictionary