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Phrase(s): That’s (just) the way it goes. [and] That’s (just) how it goes.; That’s (just) the way it is.
Inf. That is the normal way of things.; That is fate. • Mary: All my roses died in the cold weather. Sue: That’s the way it goes. • Sally: Someone stole all the candy we left out in the front office. Jane: That’s just how it goes.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs