That's the way the ball bounces American proverb
Everything happens the way it should, especially bad things and there's nothing you can do and no reason to be sad about it.
Mike cried when he lost his wallet but cheered up when I told him that's the way the ball bounces.
It's always hard when you first start doing something, but don't give up. That's the way the ball bounces.
In a bad situation, the worst possible outcome will always happen
Used to express one's feelings when facing a bad situation
Used to say that something is destined to happen
A period of time during which you continue to fail or bad luck happens to you
If you say an event or situation seals your fate, you mean that some unpleasant things will certainly happen to you.
The phrase was supposed to be derived from 1950s in America and after that, spread widely to the rest of the English-speaking nations.