That's the breaks / those are the breaks
Meaning: There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it; that's just the way things are.
Example: I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's the breaks.
Example: I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's the breaks.
