VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

A fact of life

Meaning:

This idiom is used to refer to something which is unpleasant and which people accept because they cannot change it.

Examples:

  • Now I accept the supernatural as a fact of life.
  • The global consumer is now a fact of life.
  • But disappointment is a fact of life, I suppose.
  • It's unfortunate, but it's just a fact of life.
  • Emotional hurts and disappointments are a fact of life.
  • Nicks while shaving are a fact of life.
  • It's a fact of life and a cornerstone of my profession.
  • It's a fact of life I've come to accept.
  • They're a fact of life, like the corpuscular theory of light.
  • Unfortunately it's a fact of life in this post-industrial age.