so be it in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "so be it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If they decide to leave, so be it. We’ll manage without them."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use so be it to show that you accept something will happen, even if it is not good for you."
      ],
      "id": "simple-so_be_it-en-phrase-m353vfiY"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-so be it.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "so be it"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "so be it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If they decide to leave, so be it. We’ll manage without them."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use so be it to show that you accept something will happen, even if it is not good for you."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-so be it.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "so be it"
}

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"so be it" meaning in English

Phrase