"them's the breaks" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-them's the breaks.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: US origin. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} them's the breaks
  1. (idiomatic) That is the way things happen; that's life. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: that's the way the cookie crumbles, that's life, those are the breaks, them’s da breaks
    Sense id: en-them's_the_breaks-en-phrase-DtWr3Jv~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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