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It be like that sometimes 

Just stating how life is and how it has its ups and downs and somethings just happen.
1.You: Man these jordans are really getting high priced...
Me: It be like that sometimes...

2.You: I gotta go all the way to the airport to pick up my aunt...
Me: Damn, it be like that sometimes....
Word of the Day on August 7, 2018
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it be like that sometimes 

It be like that sometimes means you're used to being sad or you're used to getting a whole lot of crap on your plate it don't surprise you no more
It be like that sometimes is making a joke out of a situation you're in
Usually a disappointing situation
Got an F on my test, smh it be like that sometimes

it be like that sometimes 

A phrase used when there’s simply no explanation so it must happen occasionally ; similar to phrase “gonna have to”
“Damn Kiko your Juul died”
-*Clicks* “It be like that sometimes”

It be like that sometimes 

Phrase often used to show that you feel sympathy, but don’t care too much about the situation.
“Dude, my dog was just hit by a car...”
“It be like that sometimes.”

*person suffers traumatic incident*

“It be like that sometimes”

it be like that sometimes 

honestly, a phrase that can be said in any situation.
leslie: "my sister ate my chipotle and im not here for it"
roger: "it be like that sometimes"

It really be like that sometimes 

When something unfortunate that’s out of your control happens to you or someone else.
Guy 1: My girl cheated on me with a Spanish nigga bro.

Guy 2: It really be like that sometimes.

It just be like that sometimes 

A form of therapy. It is derived from Bobby Shmurda's phrase "they say it don't be like it is, but it do".

It refers to things really just being that way sometimes.

An acceptable response to a wide variety of phrases, such as "I'm behind on rent", or "Why does my uncle beat me", or even "I'm thinking of killing myself tomorrow".
Typically coupled with "I be going thru it rn"
Person 1: My dog died last weekend...
Person 2: It just be like that sometimes.
Person 1: You right.
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