Nothing unusual about that. Said of unpleasant things. "Susan left me for a heavyweight boxer, and then I got drunk and wrecked my car," Bob bitterly complained. "Well, that's the way the cookie crumbles," Pam answered philosophically.
THAT'S THE WAY THE BALL BOUNCES
Meaning of THAT'S THE WAY THE BALL BOUNCES in English
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