so be it

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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Should a stock push through a call strike, so be it.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

And if that means one less item of professional work listed on my résumé, so be it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

And if the patch shortage means we have done our jobs in getting the word out that women don’t have to suffer, then so be it.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

And if it needs to resemble your smartphone to keep you seated, so be it.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

If his friend should think that he was talking about a hair—H-A-I-R—situation, so be it, for it would generate the urgency needed to get to the next part of the plan.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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