Opponents accused the candidate of taking a 'cookie-cutter' approach to the problem. [=of not coming up with new ideas to deal with the problem]
I'm disappointed that I didn't get the job but 'that's the way the cookie crumbles'. [='that's how it goes']
Don't worry about her—she's a 'tough cookie'.
(..) and a new sea winch. We went around Florida and up the Atlantic seaboard. We were a crew of seven now. Captain Mike and me, the cookie, Prentiss Mayes from Wilmington, Delaware. The Brody twins, Rick and Vic who got along fine at sea, but for some reason, once they were on dry land, (..)2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button