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What is it is what it is?
It is what it is can be used in many ways.
It is what it is Kayla.
it is what it is - video
It is what it is - what is it?
What every last ignorant person in the universe uses to signify an inevitable situation. Unfortunately, an even worse catch phrase exists...what happens in blank stays in blank.
Me: You need to paint that fucking wall or you're not getting paid today.
Douche: It is what it is.
Me: Cockpunch!
What does "it is what it is" mean?
1. Humble resignation to the circumstances of a situation that are beyond your control.
2. Euphemism for having little regard for outcome of a situation that will have a negative effect on those around you.
Example 1. It is a shame that Jimmie has left, but it is what it is.
Example 2. It's unfortunate you had to work late last night, but you know, it is what it is.
It is what it is - what does it mean?
better described as a statement of acceptance of a situation that is less than perfect.
keeping a dull, going-nowhere, job that pays the bills. "how's work?" "it is what it is."
It is what it is - meaning
an accepted euphemism for 'i fuck my pets'. mainly used in a business setting, where swearing would not be acceptable.
boss: it is what it is.
employee: you sick bastard.
It is what it is - definition
That's just the way things are, like it or not.
"I hate how the government feels like they have to monitor our every move."
"Hey, it is what it is."
It is what it is - slang
things are the way they are. circumstances might not be the best, but... it is what it is
sherlock: it's okay.
john: it's not okay!
sherlock: *hugging john* no, but it is what it is
It is what it is
Meaning #1 A phase used to instill a sense of acceptance in a situation. It is used to remind one of the unalterable elements of life. think of " I am who I am" The phaze defines things that cannot be changed, it to say "it is this way, so we have to accept it." An apple can never be an orange, even though if you wish, hope and dream it was an orange. it IS what it IS
Meaning #2 The condition of state of the present that has to be accepted.
1.I hate the fact that I wear a size 12 shoe, but it is what it is...
2. I was ashamed to tell him that my mom is an alcoholic, but it is what it.
It is what it is
A quintessentially American East Coast colloquialism that is meant as a sort of passive acceptance of a situation that is not favorable but also cannot be changed (or at least not right away). It can be used in any context, although usually it refers to an illness, injury, stroke of bad luck financially, romantic trouble, etc. It should never be used as a means to an end in an actual intellectual comversation. Also known as: What will be will be. Suck it up. Deal with it.
"Landlord bumped my rent up... oh well, we don't have a lease agreement. Eh, it is what it is."
::after a long perios of obsessively analyzing what went wrong in a toxic relationship; finding oneself depressed and overwhelmed by the details of it all; an acceptance (these are usually prefaced by a weighted sigh):: "It is what it is."
It is what it is
A) A phrase that seems to simply state the obvious but actually implies helplessness.
B) A phrase that seems to simply state the obvious but actually means "it will be what it is," as in "it ain't gonna change, so deal with it or don't." See also tough shit, oh well, cry me a river and tfb.
Meaning A
J: I can't believe the price of gas!
B: It is what it is.
Meaning B
J: It troubles me that you continue to put cyanide in my Yoohoo even after I've asked you to stop.
B: It is what it is.