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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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 If that means unwinding in a more solitary manner, so be it. Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 And if that means taking on both sides of the legal process (or operating on both sides of the camera), then so be it. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025 If Penguins’ ownership no longer wishes for Sullivan to be their head coach, so be it. Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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