tear oneself away
To force oneself to leave; leave reluctantly.
The beaches in Hawaii are so lovely that I had to tear myself away from them in order to get back to my job in Chicago.
the cookie crumbles!
this is how the cookie crumbles
that's how the cookie crumbles
that's the way the ball bounces
That's how things are; that's life.
It's too bad about John and Mary getting divorced, but then that's how the cookie crumbles.
Nothing unusual about that. Said of unpleasant things.
"Susan left me for a heavyweight boxer, and then I got drunk and wrecked my car," Bob bitterly complained. "Well, that's the way the cookie crumbles," Pam answered philosophically.
there is more than one way to get a pig to market
there is more than one way to flay a fox
there is more than one way to skin a cat
There are always new and different ways to accomplish a difficult task. A proverb.
"'How did you get Tommy to study so hard?" Eleanor asked. "I simply disconnected the television set," Tommy's mother answered. "There's more than one way to get a pig to market."
throw away
To get rid of as unwanted or not needed; to discard, to dispose of.
Before they moved they threw away everything they didn't want to take with them.
I never save those coupons; I just throw them away.
I generally throw away my clothes when I wear them out.
Don't throw the magazines away; I haven't read them yet.
To waste.
The senator criticized the government for throwing away billions on the space program.
To fail to make use of.
She threw away a good chance for a better job.
underway
In progress; in motion.
The yearly fund-raising campaign for the renovation of our university campus is already underway.
walk away with
walk off with
To take and go away with; take away; often: steal.
When Father went to work, he accidentally walked off with Mother's umbrella.
How can a thief walk off with a safe in broad daylight?
To take, get, or win easily.
Jim walked away with all the honors on Class Night.
Our team walked off with the championship.
waste away
To become more thin and weak every day.
Jane is wasting away with tuberculosis.
After Mrs. Barnes died, her husband wasted away with grief.
way off
At a great distance from a particular point (said of a discrepancy).
We were way off on our calculations; the house cost us twice as much as we had thought.