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.

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On the other hand, the rookie wing who won a national title at Wisconsin said if that’s the case, so be it. John Shipley, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025 And if that takes a hallucinogen or three, so be it. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025 If speaking up costs us relationships or opportunities, so be it. Justine Murphy, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025 Maybe Dubas builds a team his way, and if Crosby ages out by the time the team matures, then so be it. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for so be it

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“So be it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20be%20it. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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