Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
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Oh, almost forgot, the Lennon song "Scared" from the same album actually includes the line, "It is what it is." "You don't have to suffer/it is what it is …"
Can't believe 1983 is the first attributed use of this phrase. This album was from 1974.
Oh well, it is what it is.
“It is what it is”
Oh, almost forgot, the Lennon song "Scared" from the same album actually includes the line, "It is what it is." "You don't have to suffer/it is what it is …"
Can't believe 1983 is the first attributed use of this phrase. This album was from 1974.
Oh well, it is what it is.