American/Australian slang. Possibly short for "that is the breakdown". It means "that's just how it is" or "that's how the cookie crumbles".
Sometimes rendered as "dems...", "those...", etc.
A: "Ah, that's not fair!"
B: "Them's the breaks, dude."
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How tory scum summarize years of tyranny suffered at their own gammony hands
So I drop-kicked a disabled person and stole the last Β£5 from a single mum's purse. Them's the breaks!
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I fucked up and tried to fix it but everyones left my Party, getting kicked out your job at the worst time for anyone else to pick up the torch.
βI know that there will be many people who are relieved, and perhaps quite a few who will also be disappointed.
βAnd I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world, but thems the breaks.β
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a quote made by me, because it's the truth
friend: my girlfriend just broke up with me...
me: well you know what they say.. if you don't break up with them, they will break up with you
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