In English
“that's how life goes / such is life”
Meaning
'That's how life goes' — a philosophical shrug in the face of hardship or an unexpected turn. It accepts that life brings what it brings and there's little use fighting it, close to English 'such is life' or 'that's the way it is'. Said to comfort or to close a story of trouble.
Examples
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Wi lose di work, but a so life go.
We lost the work, but that's how life goes.
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A so life go, yuh haffi tek di rough wid di smooth.
That's life — you take the rough with the smooth.
Origin
'a so' (that's how) + 'life go'. See [[a-so-it-go]], [[wah-fi-do]], [[tings-nuh-easy]].
How it’s used
A resigned, comforting acceptance of hardship.