sei's drum in German

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          "english": "Actually he still owes me 20 euro. But whatever. I won’t be running after him for that.",
          "text": "Eigentlich schuldet er mir noch 20 Euro. Aber sei’s drum. Dafür renn ich ihm nicht hinterher.",
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          "text": "Eigentlich schuldet er mir noch 20 Euro. Aber sei’s drum. Dafür renn ich ihm nicht hinterher.",
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"sei's drum" meaning in German

Phrase