That’s the way the cookie crumbles [exp]

Meaning:

• Used to say when something bad has happened to you and you have no choice but to accept it, despite the fact that you don’t like it.

Examples:

1. You have lost the game! no need to be sad. That’s the way the cookie crumbles.
2. He had lost a lot of money in the stock market. That’s the way the cookie crumbles.
3. We didn’t close the deal with the client, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles.
4. The bakery ran out of my favorite cookies; oh well, that’s the way the cookie crumbles.
5. She broke my favorite mug, but accidents happen. That’s the way the cookie crumbles.
6. I didn’t get the promotion, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles.
7. We lost the game by one point. Oh well, that’s the way the cookie crumbles.