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ТАК ТОМУ И БЫТЬ ( Invar indep. clause fixed WO

1. let it be that way

so be it.

Наверно, Лизка в своей простоте подумала: раз уж люди решили - свадьбе быть, то так тому и быть. Поздно теперь отступать (Абрамов 1). Most likely Lizka, in her innocence, thought, if they've all decided there's going to be a wedding, then so be it. It's too late to back down now (1a).

2. (used to express concession to the inevitability of sth. ) that is just how it has to be

that's the way it is

it goes, it was meant to be)

that's (just) the way of things it (simply) has to be that (this) way it has to happen therefe no getting around it.

(Анна Петровна:) Жалко расставаться с гнездышком, но что же поделаешь, голубчик мой? Не воротишь... Так тому и быть, значит... (Чехов 1). (А.Р:) It hurts to say good-bye to your nice little home, but what can you do, dear? You can't put the clock back now. So that's the way of things (1b).

. ..Варя выбрала этот путь ещё в школе: мальчишки, губная помада, тряпки. Нина и тогда ничего не могла с ней поделать, ничего не может сделать и сейчас. Значит, так тому и быть! (Рыбаков 2). ... Varya had chosen her life while still at school. She had gone out with lots of boys, used lipstick, spent all her money on clothes. Even then Nina had been unable to control her, and she certainly couldn't now. It had to happen (2a).