elämä on

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally elämä (life) + on (is); from a 2004 advertising campaign by the telephone operator DNA, which laid emphasis on the attractive pricing of that operator.

Phrase[edit]

elämä on

  1. A response to someone who complains about how expensive something or everything is.
  2. c'est la vie

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