facts life

fact of life

noun
1.
any aspect of human existence that must be acknowledged or regarded as unalterable: Old age is a fact of life.
2.
facts of life, the facts concerning sex, reproduction, and birth: to teach children the facts of life.

Origin:
1850–55

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