That's (just) the way it is.

That's (just) the way it is.
That's (just) the way it goes. & That's (just) how it goes. & That's (just) the way it is.
Inf. That is the normal way of things.; That is fate. •

Mary: All my roses died in the cold weather. Sue: That's the way it goes.

Sally: Someone stole all the candy we left out in the front office. Jane: That's just how it goes.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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