Additional definitions for 'it is what it is':

it is what it is	This circumstance is simply a fact and must be accepted or dealt with as it exists.
it is what it is	This thing has its own distinct nature; this thing is itself.

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it is not funnyit is raining cats and dogsit has been awhile since i have boron m…it takes two to tangoit's a day at the beachit doesn't matterit takes two to make a quarrelit isn't the whistle that pulls the tra…it doesn't matterit is easy to find a stick to beat a dogit goes to showit is easier for a camel to go through …it was deliciousit takes one to know one

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

   Indian

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