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...and that's the way it is

The phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"

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  • Every night at the end of his segment of the CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite always signed off saying, "...and that's the way it is." This phrase has ever since been commonly quoted and has become a common saying.
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Kids are playing in the back yard. Billy, pretending to be a reporter, explains how Sarah has just performed the world's most perfect somersault. Billy ends his report saying, "...and that's the way it was"

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Submitted by WerterBuch on November 16, 2013

Modified by TriplePurple on December 03, 2023

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esa es la forma en que está

...et c'est comme ça que ça se passe

bu böyle

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