such is life
Unfortunate or undesirable outcomes like this one are a normal, unavoidable part of life. I didn't get the promotion in the end. Oh well, such is life.
Such is life!
That is the way things happen! (Usually in reference to an unfortunate outcome.) Oh, well. Everything can't be perfect. Such is life! So I failed my test. Such is life! I can take it again some time.
such is ˈlife
(informal) used when you are disappointed about something but know that you must accept it: He didn’t get the prize he was hoping for. But such is life, I suppose.