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it is what it is

This circumstance is simply a fact and must be accepted or dealt with as it exists.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'it is what it is':

it is what it isThis thing has its own distinct nature; this thing is itself.
it is what it isAnother way to say you cannot change what is apparent, but accept it.
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هو كما هو

je to takové jaké to je

det er hvad det er

Es ist was es ist

Είναι αυτό που είναι

ĝi estas kio ĝi estas

es lo que es

همینه که هست

se on mitä on

c'est ce que c'est

sin é an chaoi

जो है सो है

az, ami

Դա այն է, ինչ կա

itu apa adanya

È quello che è

זה מה שזה

それが現実さ

ಅದು ಏನು

그것은 무엇인가

illud est quod est,

het is wat het is

det er hva det er

jest jak jest

é o que é

este ceea ce este

что есть, то есть

det är vad det är

உள்ளது உள்ளபடி தான்

అది ఏమిటి

มันเป็นสิ่งที่มันเป็น

neyse ne

це те, що воно є

یہی ہے جو ہے

Đó là những gì nó được

עס איז וואס עס איז

就是这样

就是這樣

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