The Cookie Crumbles

I would take many advertising messages with a pinch of salt these days. That's the way the cookie crumbles. Most of us like cookies, which I'm sure you know is the American word for biscuit. And this idiom means you accept the situation for what it is - even though something negative has happened. Being self-employed in Spain involves a lot of red tape,. There are a lot of things you have to do. But if you want to be independent... that's the way they crumble.