life's a bitch and then you die

English

Etymology

The earliest known appearance of the phrase is in The Washington Post in 1982.

Proverb

life's a bitch and then you die

1. (informal, vulgar) An expression of acceptance of misfortune in life.

Translations

expect the worst

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• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 人活著就是來受苦的／人活著就是来受苦的, 人活着就是来受苦的 (rén huózhe jiùshì lái shòukǔ de)

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• Finnish: toivo parasta, odota pahinta
• French: la vie, c’est nul et après on meurt
• German: Nur der Tod ist umsonst und selbst der kostet das Leben. (saying)
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• Russian: жизнь — копе́йка, судьба́ — злоде́йка (žiznʹ — kopéjka, sudʹbá — zlodéjka, literally “life costs a kopeck, destiny is a villain”)
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See also

• valar morghulis