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it is how it is

it is how it is phrase: synonym of it is what it is.

Phrase

it is how it is

  1. Synonym of it is what it is.
    • “[…] I mean the Dark Lord’s something I’ve heard before, I think. It sounds so…” Alex smiled, “mythical.” / Nikolas relaxed. “Oh...” he laughed it off. “Yes, well, it is how it is.”2013, Delson Armstrong, “Calmness”, in The Elemental King (Red Serpent; 3), New York, N.Y.: 9ine, →ISBN, page 176
    • “I came to see Aled.” / “I wasn’t aware you still cared for any member of your family.” / “Only the good ones,” said Carys through gritted teeth. / Carol raised an eyebrow. “Well, it is how it is. I’m not here to see you and, frankly, I don’t want to. I want to talk to my real child.”2016 February 25, Alice Oseman, “On Your Own”, in Radio Silence (Osemanverse; 9), London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 377

Synonyms of it is how it is

Questions about it is how it is

What does it is how it is mean?
It is how it is means synonym of it is what it is.
What part of speech is it is how it is?
It is how it is is a phrase.

Words near it is how it is in the dictionary

  1. it is darkest before the dawn
  2. it is darkest just before the dawn
  3. it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God
  4. it is easy to be wise after the event
  5. it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
  6. it is how it is
  7. it is no accident
  8. it is not even funny
  9. it is not every day
  10. it is not funny
  11. it is not just you

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