that's the way the ball bounces

English

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Proverb

that's the way the ball bounces

1. That is the way things happen

Synonyms

• that's the way life is
• that's the way the cookie crumbles
• that's the way the mop flops
• that's the way the world wags
• that's the way the burger burns

See also

• that's life
• that's fate