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facts of life

plural noun

the facts of life
the details of sexual behaviour and reproduction, esp as told to children

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Idioms and Phrases

Knowledge of sexual reproduction, as in Some people feel that the facts of life should not be taught in school . [Late 1800s] Also see birds and the bees .

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Their speed is altering fundamental facts of life—things as basic as time and space.

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After hearing the late CBS basketball commentator Billy Packer admonish college coaches to recognize the hot hand phenomenon, a friend of mine sent him my textbook summary of Gilovich’s team’s facts of life.

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“Something that happens to you, when you have some sort of disability that changes your awareness, that changes your interaction with facts of life,” Simon said, reflecting on his hearing loss.

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Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not sure these qualify as the most basic facts of life.

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“I know firsthand the challenges of providing care to loved ones while trying to manage all the unexpected ups and downs that are simply facts of life,” she previously wrote in a newspaper op-ed.

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