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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

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

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

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

From Tatterdemalion by Galsworthy, John

If they happened to have been five minutes in France they might have philosophically added "c'est la guerre."

From The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 by Wilson, S. J.

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