fact of life

Something unpleasant that is accepted because it cannot be changed. Gloomy, rainy days are just a fact of life for the British.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zakiyya	-	Arabic
Ishbel	-	Scottish
Mathilde	ma-TEELD (French), mah:-TIL-də (Dutch)	French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish
Iapetos	-	Greek Mythology
Stamatia	-	Greek
Ale (1)	AH-le	Finnish, Italian, Spanish