That's the way the ball bounces



That's the way the ball bounces.

 and That's the way the cookie crumbles.; That's the way the mop flops.
Prov. You cannot control everything that happens to you.; You should accept the bad things that happen. Bill: I bought a hundred lottery tickets this week, but I still didn't win! Alan: That's the way the ball bounces. I was planning to have fun on my vacation, but I've been sick the whole time. I guess that's just the way the cookie crumbles. That's tough, but that's the way the mop flops.
See also: ball, bounce, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NoÊMia-Portuguese
Tanu-Indian, Hindi
JuditYOO-deet (Hungarian)Hungarian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Frode-Danish, Norwegian
Sabah Ud-Din-Arabic (Rare)
XenaZEE-nəPopular Culture