so be it
idiom
—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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If speaking up costs us relationships or opportunities, so be it.
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Justine Murphy, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
Maybe Dubas builds a team his way, and if Crosby ages out by the time the team matures, then so be it.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
If that means unwinding in a more solitary manner, so be it.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
And if that means taking on both sides of the legal process (or operating on both sides of the camera), then so be it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
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Justine Murphy, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
Maybe Dubas builds a team his way, and if Crosby ages out by the time the team matures, then so be it.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
If that means unwinding in a more solitary manner, so be it.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
And if that means taking on both sides of the legal process (or operating on both sides of the camera), then so be it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for 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 22 May. 2025.
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