A cliche, popular within
the circles of coaches, business
execs, and those of us who just want to say "It's happened. 'I'm going to
forget about it. I'm going to move on. There is nothing that can be done about it."
Voted by USA Today as the #1 cliche of 2004
Example:
"We showed up and gave 100%, and it is what it is."— NASCAR driver
Jimmie Johnson, after finishing second in the
Nextel Cup championship. (AP, Nov. 22)
"Never in a million years did I think we would be 1-5 at this juncture, but it is what it is."— Mike Minter, safety for the NFL's Carolina Panthers, on his team's start this season. (AP, Oct. 24)
Is this a better game than before? That's what a lot of people are asking. Perhaps the more precise question should be: Is this what hockey is going to evolve into? And if so, will the fans, the players, the coaches, and the general managers embrace it as NHL hockey?
"It is what it is," said Flyers
coach Ken Hitchcock. "It's a new game." (AP, Oct. 23)