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View synonyms for fact of life

fact of life

noun

  1. any aspect of human existence that must be acknowledged or regarded as unalterable:

    Old age is a fact of life.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of fact of life1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. facts of life, the facts concerning sex, reproduction, and birth:

    to teach children the facts of life.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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