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TAKE THE QUIZshit happens
idiom
informal + offensive
—used to say that bad things happen as part of life and cannot be prevented
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“Shit happens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shit%20happens. Accessed 8 Feb. 2023.
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