# them's the breaks

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. That is the way things happen; that's life.

## Etymology
From break in the sense “a stroke of luck” (compare tough break, lucky break).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/them-s-the-breaks