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such is life

such is life phrase: used to express the acceptance of misfortune in one's life.

Phrase

such is life

  1. Used to express the acceptance of misfortune in one's life.
    • Of course I’m not happy about it, but such is life.

such is life meaning in Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

such is life in Arabic

used to express the acceptance of misfortune
هكذا الدنيا

such is life in Indonesian

used to express the acceptance of misfortune
begitulah hidup

such is life in Persian

used to express the acceptance of misfortune
زندگی همینه zendegi hamine, دنیا همینه دیگه donyâ hamine dige, زندگی همین است zendegi hamin ast

Synonyms of such is life

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Forms of such is life

alternative form (archaic)so is life

Questions about such is life

What does such is life mean?
Such is life means used to express the acceptance of misfortune in one's life.
What is such is life in Arabic?
Such is life in Arabic is هكذا الدنيا. See Such is life meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is such is life?
Such is life is a phrase.

Words near such is life in the dictionary

  1. Sucellus
  2. Sucevița
  3. such
  4. such and such
  5. such as
  6. such is life
  7. such like
  8. such or such
  9. such that
  10. such-and-such
  11. such-and-suches

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