Meaning:
This idiom is used to refer to something which is unpleasant and which people accept because they cannot change it.
Examples:
- Now I accept the supernatural as a fact of life.
- The global consumer is now a fact of life.
- But disappointment is a fact of life, I suppose.
- It's unfortunate, but it's just a fact of life.
- Emotional hurts and disappointments are a fact of life.
- Nicks while shaving are a fact of life.
- It's a fact of life and a cornerstone of my profession.
- It's a fact of life I've come to accept.
- They're a fact of life, like the corpuscular theory of light.
- Unfortunately it's a fact of life in this post-industrial age.