The world, or some other specified environment, is a harsh and dangerous place.

There are more developments yet to come; one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress.

(followed by a complement) it is not very common (that)

(informal) Used to show agreement.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kick a dog when it's down

present participle of kick a dog when it's down

(nonstandard, pseudo-Italian) It's (it is).

A response to an anterior quantitative value or an anterior comment of it, used to say that something can be thought of in opposite ways depending on what one compares it to.

In a precarious situation, it is wiser to act decisively and be judged by a jury than to be killed through inaction.

(informal, vulgar) To tell someone an obvious lie.