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the nature of the beast

The inherent aspects or characteristics of a given thing or situation, especially a difficult or negative one

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  • OED reports the first appearance in the 1600s Listed in John Ray’s 1678 Collection of English Proverbs (ed. 2) though it’s believed the phrase predates this notation ’Beast’ originally referring to the nature or essence of man
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Some people sink and some people swim, in life that’s the nature of the beast.

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