That’s the way the cookie crumbles

Pro Tip 1/3

Use the phrase to show acceptance of an uncontrollable situation or outcome.

Lost your basketball game today? That's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.

Pro Tip 2/3

The phrase is informal and generally used in casual conversations, not formal situations.

So the picnic was rained out, huh? Well, that's the way the cookie crumbles.

Pro Tip 3/3

It suggests that the situation is due to chance or outside forces, not someone's fault.

The flight was overbooked and I couldn't travel - that's the way the cookie crumbles.