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that's the way it goes

that's the way it goes proverb: synonym of so it goes.

Proverb

that's the way it goes

  1. Synonym of so it goes.
    Synonyms:
    so it goes

Synonyms of that's the way it goes

Questions about that's the way it goes

What does that's the way it goes mean?
That's the way it goes means synonym of so it goes.
What part of speech is that's the way it goes?
That's the way it goes is a proverb.

Words near that's the way it goes in the dictionary

  1. that's the stuff
  2. that's the thing
  3. that's the ticket
  4. that's the ticket for soup
  5. that's the tip
  6. that's the way it goes
  7. that's the way life is
  8. that's the way the ball bounces
  9. that's the way the cookie crumbles
  10. that's the way the mop flops
  11. that's too bad

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