so be it

Idioms  

1. Let it be so, I accept it as it is. For example, If you can't change the reservation, so be it; I'll travel on Monday. This phrase, often given as a translation of the Hebrew (and Greek and Latin) amen, has been employed in the current sense since about 1600.

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so be it

And if struggling is how Mona will mold herself for the theater — stretching and shaping her performance into something worthy of the greater New Jersey area’s most prolific stage — so be it.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

That response evoked for me Gertrude’s remark in “Hamlet” that “The lady doth protest too much, methinks,” but so be it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

"If that means I lose my job, then so be it," he added.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

If that’s what you want, so be it.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

And if illegal use of Indian Creek water brought down the wrath of the gods in the state capital, so be it.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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