Definitions by Daniel Finetail

that's the way the cookie crumbles 

A phrase meaning, basically, "That's the way things are, you cannot change it". Usually said to calm someone who's whining overmuch, an usually with little effect.

Man 1: I went on vacation and my fern died!

Man 2: That's the way the cookie crumbles.

that's the way the cookie crumbles by Daniel Finetail May 26, 2004