What does "take life as it comes" mean?

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A watch that goes around the streets in a boy's pocket has to
take life as it comes.
 
NewHopeR said:
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A watch that goes around the streets in a boy's pocket has to
take life as it comes.
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It's an idiomatic expression meaning having no clear plans for the future or feeling uncertain about it.
 
It can also have the idea that you have to accept whatever happens to to, good or bad.
 
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