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c'est la guerre

American  
[se la ger] / sɛ la ˈgɛr /
French.
  1. such is war.


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By the way, the trailer and one-sheet don’t seem to be aware “Last Mercenary” is a comedy, but c’est la guerre.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2021

Then the nation will get back to business, and the business of the nation these days is balancing the budget, and if balancing the budget requires cutting back on veterans' medical care--well, c'est la guerre.

From Time Magazine Archive

To all of which she replied quite simply, "Ah! monsieur, c'est la guerre!"

From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by John Hartman Morgan

Bad luck, no doubt," he replied, "mais la guerre c'est la guerre.

From Tatterdemalion by John Galsworthy

I can only murmur with the French shop keepers "c'est la guerre."

From Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer by Hector MacQuarrie

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