the way the cookie crumbles

the way the cookie crumbles
the way the cookie crumbles informal, chiefly N. Amer. the way things turn out, especially when undesirable.
Main Entry: cookie

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  • That’s the way the cookie crumbles. — ent. That is life.; That is typical of the unequal share of things you are likely to get in life. □ I lost my job. Oh, well. That’s the way the cookie crumbles. □ Oh, gee! Too bad. That’s the way the cookie crumbles …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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