''it is what it is'' in Spanish In common English, we have a saying, ''it is what it is''. Is there a similar phrase in Spanish? It's hard to explain the meaning in other words, but it means something like, ''the truth is readily apparent.'' In this case, what ''the truth'' is is left to the reader to infer from context. I'll give you an example from a TV show. A male and a female are talking, and the female says something that sounds very conceited. The male says, ''What? Cause you're so hot?'' The female says, ''It is what it is.'' Basically, she's saying that she does not have to say that she's hot because anybody can readily see that she is hot.