just one of those things

Idioms  

1. A random occurrence that can't be explained. For example, It wasn't their fault that the show failed; it was just one of those things. This expression was given greater currency as the title and refrain of one of Cole Porter's most popular songs (“Just One of Those Things,” 1935). [c. 1930] Also see one of those days.

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Example Sentences

"It's just one of those things where it's each and every day, I keep trying, I keep progressing," said Woods.

From BBC

"It's just one of those things where it's each and every day, I keep trying, I keep progressing," Woods said Tuesday at The Riviera Country Club, where he hosts this week's PGA Tour Genesis Invitational.

From Barron's

Maybe airports lost and found planes all the time, and that was just one of those things nobody had mentioned in the Sky Trails orientation.

From Literature

He suggested that the medical community had been fatalistic about elderly infections in the past, adding that "people have assumed it's just one of those things that happen in old age - in fact, we can do a lot about it".

From BBC

The Snapple glass bottles are just one of those things that scream 90s nostalgia.

From Salon