Alternative form of he who smelt it dealt it

It is better to act decisively and apologize for it later than to seek approval to act and risk delay, objections, etc.

(idiomatic) This may be surprising, but it's true.

Alternative spelling of sticktoitiveness

(idiomatic) By coincidence, incidentally

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ask for it

Synonym of any way one slices it

Synonym of any way one slices it

Leave something alone; avoid attempting to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient (often with an implication that the attempted improvement is risky and might backfire).

(idiomatic) It is inevitable. There is no alternative.