to deal with something as it happens and not plan for it.
At my age you take every day as it comes.
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take (something) as it comes
To deal with or manage something as it occurs, as opposed to planning for it beforehand. In life, you just have to take every challenge as it comes—there's no instruction manual.There's no way of knowing how many people will show up, so we'll just take it as it comes.
take something as it ˈcomes
deal with difficulties as they happen, without worrying too much: I don’t plan for the future. I like to take life as it comes.