Close
Sign in
to come to terms with
sth
/kˈʌm tə tˈɜːmz wɪð ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to gradually learn to accept or deal with something unpleasant
Close
Sign in
a fact of life
/ɐ fˈækt ʌv lˈaɪf/
phrase
something unpleasant that has to be accepted because it is unavoidable
Close
Sign in
to grin and bear
sth
/ɡɹˈɪn ænd bˈɛɹ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to accept or tolerate a difficult or undesirable situation that one cannot change without complaint
Close
Sign in
necessary evil
/nˈɛsəsɚɹi ˈiːvəl/
noun
an unpleasant thing that requires acceptance in order for a certain thing to be achieved
Close
Sign in
it is what it is
/ɪt ɪz wˌʌt ɪt ˈɪz/
sentence
said when there is no choice but to accept a difficult situation
Close
Sign in
to leave / let well alone
/lˈiːv lˈɛt wˈɛl ɐlˈoʊn/
phrase
to not try to interfere or make changes in a situation or with something that is already functioning satisfactorily to avoid causing unnecessary problems
Close
Sign in
to let
sb/sth
be
/lˈɛt ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ bˈiː/
phrase
to avoid getting involved with a person or thing or stop bothering them
Close
Sign in
to let
sth
roll off
one's
back
/lˈɛt ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ɹˈoʊl ˈɔf wˈʌnz bˈæk/
phrase
to not allow negative things such as an unfair criticism, etc. to have any effect on one
Close
Sign in
life goes on
/lˈaɪf ɡoʊz ˈɑːn/
sentence
said to a person after they have an unpleasant or sad experience to encourage them to keep on living as they used to
Close
Sign in
load / weight off
one's
mind
/lˈoʊd wˈeɪt ˈɔf wˈʌnz mˈaɪnd/
phrase
something that is finally dealt with and does not bother one anymore
Close
Sign in
to snap out of
sth
/snˈæp ˌaʊɾəv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to recover from or overcome a negative emotional or mental state
Close
Sign in
to take
sth
on the chin
/tˈeɪk ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ɑːnðə tʃˈɪn/
phrase
to accept unpleasant or difficult things or situations, such as criticism or misfortune, without complaining
Close
Sign in
that is the way the cookie crumbles (in the market)
/ðæt ɪz ðə wˈeɪ ðə kˈʊki kɹˈʌmbəlz ɪnðə mˈɑːɹkɪt ɔːɹ/
sentence
said after an unfortunate event to mean one must accept the situation as it is
Close
Sign in
the calm after the storm
/ðə kˈɑːm ˈæftɚ ðə stˈoːɹm/
phrase
a peaceful time when things has improved following a period of difficulty, stress, or chaos
Close
Sign in
the calm / lull before the / another storm
/ðə kˈɑːm lˈʌl bɪfˌoːɹ ðɪ ɐnˈʌðɚ stˈoːɹm/
phrase
a time when everything seems peaceful or fine before serious problems arise
Close
Sign in
the end of the world
/ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə wˈɜːld/
phrase
a situation that is an absolute disaster or is the worst thing that could possibly happen
Close
Sign in
the show must go on
/ðə ʃˈoʊ mˈʌst ɡˌoʊ ˈɑːn/
sentence
used for saying that one must continue an activity, performance, etc. despite any problem or difficulty
Close
Sign in
that is the way the ball bounce
/ðæt ɪz ðə wˈeɪ ðə bˈɔːl bˈaʊns/
sentence
used to say that one cannot control everything as bad things happen regardless
Close
Sign in
to throw in the towel
/θɹˈoʊ ɪnðə tˈaʊəl/
phrase
to accept the fact that one has been defeated
Close
Sign in
put / stick that in
one's
pipe and smoke it
/pˌʊt stˈɪk ðæt ɪn wˈʌnz pˈaɪp ænd smˈoʊk ɪt/
sentence
used for telling someone to accept and consider something as true or valid, usually after a disagreement or argument
Close
Sign in
to live from day to day
/lˈaɪv fɹʌm dˈeɪ tə dˈeɪ/
phrase
to experience life in the present moment and focus less on long-term plans or financial preparations
Great!
You've reviewed all the words in this lesson!
Practice
Upgrade to premium
In order to continue your learning process you must upgrade to the premium plan
Next Lesson
View plans
Back
1. Review
2. Flashcards
4. Quiz