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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But if 2025 is the year Lindor finally gets back to the All-Star Game, so be it.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
If that requires putting institutions of enlightenment under the thumbs of loyal inquisitors so be it.
—Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
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
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
If that requires putting institutions of enlightenment under the thumbs of loyal inquisitors so be it.
—Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
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
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“So be it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20be%20it. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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