so be it
idiom
—used to say that one is resigned to the fact that one can do nothing to change something
If they insist on going, so be it.
Examples of so be it in a Sentence
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And, if that means not exposing them to the couple, then so be it.
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Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
And if people on the jury didn't see that and didn't want to commend my game, then so be it.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
And if that meant being married to another woman, so be it; that was considered better than having an unwed-able daughter.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Nonetheless, if that’s what gets Maduro to accept the election results, step aside and allow the Venezuelan public to rebuild some of its civic and political life, so be it.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
But if somebody grabs that spot and takes that spot, so be it.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
If a deal was possible within those parameters, then so be it.
—James F. Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2021
If stopping lawbreakers in their tracks means breaching an embassy, then so be it, Ecuadorians interviewed over the weekend told The Associated Press.
—Regina Garcia Cano and Gabriela Molina, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
If Ryan gets his panties in a bunch over it, then so be it.
—Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
And if people on the jury didn't see that and didn't want to commend my game, then so be it.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
And if that meant being married to another woman, so be it; that was considered better than having an unwed-able daughter.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Nonetheless, if that’s what gets Maduro to accept the election results, step aside and allow the Venezuelan public to rebuild some of its civic and political life, so be it.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
But if somebody grabs that spot and takes that spot, so be it.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
If a deal was possible within those parameters, then so be it.
—James F. Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2021
If stopping lawbreakers in their tracks means breaching an embassy, then so be it, Ecuadorians interviewed over the weekend told The Associated Press.
—Regina Garcia Cano and Gabriela Molina, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
If Ryan gets his panties in a bunch over it, then so be it.
—Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
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“So be it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20be%20it. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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