that's the way the ball bounces

English

Pronunciation

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Proverb

that's the way the ball bounces

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