that's the breaks
There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it; that's just the way things are. I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's the breaks.
that's the breaks
or them's the breaks
AMERICAN, INFORMALPeople say that's the breaks or them's the breaks to mean that this is the way life is and there is nothing you can do about it. Some days you don't play so well, but that's the breaks.
that's (or them's) the breaks
that's the way things turn out (used to express resigned acceptance of a situation). North American informalTru dat
sent. That’s true.; I agree. Tru dat. I know just what you mean.