las cosas son como son

things are as they are

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things are as they are Used to express acceptance of a situation, often implying that it cannot or should not be changed.
SP: A veces no nos gusta la situación, pero las cosas son como son.
EN: Sometimes we don't like the situation, but things are as they are.

Nadie sabe por qué las cosas son como son.

Nobody knows why things are the way they are.

Las cosas son como son.

Things are what they are.

Quiero saber por qué las cosas son como son.

I want to know why things are the way they are.