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Meaning of it is what it is in English

it is what it is

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used to say that a situation cannot be changed and must be accepted:
We're all imperfect human beings in an imperfect world. It is what it is.
Asked if he was disappointed, he said, "It is what it is. I'm a big believer that when one door closes another one opens."
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(Definition of it is what it is from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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es lo que hay…
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as coisas são como são, a vida é assim…
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