(facts of life)
1.
You say that something which is not pleasant is a ~ when there is nothing you can do to change it so you must accept it.
Stress is a ~ from time to time for all of us.
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2.
If you tell a child about the facts of life, you tell him or her about sexual intercourse and how babies are born.
There comes a time when children need to know more than the basic facts of life.
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