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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.
See also: break
tru(e) dat
slang That is true or correct; I concur. A colloquial spelling and pronunciation of "true that." A: "Yo, that test was brutal." B: "True dat, man. I'm just hoping I passed." A: "Oh man, that movie is incredible!" B: "Yup, tru dat!"
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true that
slang That is true or correct; I concur. A: "Yo, that test was brutal." B: "True that, man. I'm just hoping I passed." A: "Oh man, that movie is incredible!" B: "Yup, true that!"
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that's the breaks
orthem'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.
See also: break
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
that's (or them's) the breaks
that's the way things turn out (used to express resigned acceptance of a situation). North American informalSee also: break
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Tru dat
sent. That’s true.; I agree. Tru dat. I know just what you mean.
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