"that's the way the mop flops" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. That is the way things happen. Synonyms: that's the way life is, that's the way the ball bounces, that's the way the cookie crumbles, that's the way the world wags Related terms: that's life, that's fate
    Sense id: en-that's_the_way_the_mop_flops-en-proverb-dDsQn0M9 Categories (other): English proverbs

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