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 all fun and games until someone l…it takes two to tangoit is raining cats and dogsit doesn't matterit never rains but it poursit is a wise child that knows his own f…it isn't funnyit's a game-changerit goes to showit pays to advertiseit is easy to find a stick to beat a dogit takes two to make a quarrelit was deliciousit takes all kinds to make a world

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   Karen

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   Veena

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