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/Sounds like "EET" (as in "eagle") + "EES" (as in "eagle") + "WHAT" + "EET" (as in "eagle") + "EES" (as in "eagle")/

Meaning

A phrase of calm resignation used across Spanish-speaking countries to accept something bad that cannot be changed and move on without overthinking it. Borrowed directly from English.

Examples

We lost the final, but it is what it is.

They didn't give me the position, it is what it is.

Regional synonyms

To disrespect someone, walk all over them, or ignore their boundaries as if they have no value. In Chile the metaphor is a vehicle running someone over: when someone "te pasa a llevar," they have rolled right through you without stopping.