so be it

phrase

used to say that one is resigned to the fact that one can do nothing to change something
If they insist on going, so be it.

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“So be it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20be%20it. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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