Idiom Tuesdays

Today's idiom is right from yesterday's movie:

 

That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles

First, let's look at Bruce's face.  Does he seem happy when he says this? No.  He actually looks a little crazy.  But he's not angry.

Let's think about a cookie:

 Cookies are great.  They are sweet and delicious.

Now let's look at the word crumble:

Here is the Merriam Webster's Learner's Dictionary Definition:

http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/crumble

to break (something) into small pieces 

 A crumbled wall.

A crumbled building

A crumbled cookie.

So we can see that a crumbled cookie is not a good thing.

Sometimes when we bite into a cookie, or get one from a box it crumbles.

Will cookies always crumble? No.  Will they sometimes crumble? Yes.

Is this a horrible thing?  No.  Just annoying.

It is the type of thing you don't get angry about, you just accept.

So if someone says: "That's just the way the cookie crumbles." They are talking about a bad result, but are also saying that bad things will often happen that you can't stop, so don't get upset about it.

So here are a few examples:

John:  Hey Mary, how did the job interview go?

Mary: Not well, I got really nervous and didn't make a good impression.

John: Oh, that's too bad.

Mary:  That's the way the cookie crumbles, I'll do better next time.

(Mary is saying that she is not angry or upset about not getting the job, and accepts what happened)

Mark: Are you still dating Sandra?

Luke:  No, she dumped me for Andrew.

Mark:  Sorry to hear that man.  That's the way the cookie crumbles.

(Mark is trying to make Luke feel better by saying that losing his girlfriend is not worth getting upset over)

So do you think you understand this expression?

Let's practice!  In the comments write a short dialog using this expression, or just tell me something and try to make me (or another commenter) say it to you!