it figures
Naturally, that happened
It figures expresses unsurprised resignation when something turns out as expected, usually something negative or disappointing: The one day I forget my umbrella, it rains. It figures.
The phrase suggests the outcome fits a familiar pattern of bad luck or predictable behavior: He showed up late again—it figures.
Sometimes used sarcastically when things go wrong in an almost comically predictable way.
- makes senseIs coherent and logical
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- predictabilityCapacity to be anticipated
- bemusementMild, puzzled confusion
- acceptanceConsent to receive
bound to happen · sarcasm · par for the course · same old story · indifference · fatalism · just my luck · frustration · inevitability · typical · what else is new · told you so · fair enough · inference · irony · disappointment · unsurprising · of course
- Self-Pitywoe is me, why me, nobody cares, story of my life, taken for granted
- acknowledgmentsacknowledgment, acknowledgement, acknowledgments, acknowledgment, dedications
it figuresblindsided
Surprised by unforeseen impact
against all odds · out of the blue · unbelievable · no way · go figure
it figuresjaw-dropping
Extremely surprising or impressive
unbelievable · mind-blowing · taken aback · blown away · astounded
figure, figures, figured, figuring, figurative, figuratively, figuration, configuration, configure