How to Pronounce "that's the way it goes"
expression
THATS-thuh-WAY-it-GOZ
THATS-thuh-WAY-it-GOHZ
Definition
An expression used to accept something disappointing or unavoidable, meaning that life sometimes works out this way and there’s nothing you can do about it.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈðæts/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈweɪ/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈɡoʊz
British English
ðæts/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈeɪ/ /ˈɪt/ /ɡˈəʊz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
THATS-thuh-WAY-it-GOZ
UK
THATS-thuh-WAY-it-GOHZ
Listen in Context
That's the way it goes sometimes when you play games.
I lost my wallet, but that's the way it goes.
We didn't win the match. That's the way it goes.
You studied hard but didn’t pass? Well, that's the way it goes sometimes.