it is what it is
Can't change things
A phrase expressing resigned acceptance of circumstances that cannot be changed.
It acknowledges a situation without complaint or attempt to rationalize: The funding fell through—it is what it is.
Often signals the speaker is done analyzing or fighting something and ready to move on.
Can sound either philosophically accepting or dismissively fatalistic depending on tone.
- que sera seraAccept what comes philosophy
- c'est la vieResigned acceptance phrase
- that's lifeResigned acceptance of circumstances
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- acceptanceConsent to receive
roll with it · go with the flow · adaptation · stoicism · surrender · let it be · compromise · determinism · patience · humility · composure · inevitability · shrug · spilled milk · detachment · water under the bridge · so be it · realism
- acceptance phraseslet it go, such is life, c'est la vie, que sera sera, come to terms
- complacency phrasesgood enough, why bother, not my problem, whatever, who cares
- clichescliche, platitude, bromide, tired phrase, worn phrase
- indifferenceapathy, indifference, unconcern, disinterest, nonchalance
- sayingssayings, saying, proverb, proverbs, adage
- fatedestiny, fate, kismet, Moira, fated
it is what it istake action
Begin doing something
fight back · make it happen · be the change · seize the day · carpe diem
it is what it ishope springs eternal
Confidence endures despite disappointment
never say never · tomorrow is another day · every cloud has a silver lining · we shall overcome · this too shall pass