it can't be helped

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it can't be helped

phrase it cannot be helped

  1. idiomatic It is inevitable. There is no alternative.

    Similar: there's no getting around it

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phrase it is inevitable

Españolno hay más remedio
한국어확증이 없다 hwakjeung'i eopda, 별 도리가 없다 byeol doriga eopda, 어쩔 수 없다 eojjeol su eopda, 할 수 없다 hal su eopda
日本語仕方がない shikata ga nai, しょうがない shō ga nai, 如何せん ikansen, やむをえない yamu wo enai
中文沒辦法 /没办法 méi bànfǎ
Portuguêsnão há o que fazer
Françaison n'y peut rien, on ne peut rien y faire
Deutsches lässt sich nicht ändern
Românăce sa-I faci, n-ai incotro
Русскийничего́ не поде́лаешь ničevó ne podélaješʹ, ничего́ не попи́шешь ničevó ne popíšešʹ
العربيةلَا مَفَرّ lā mafarr, لَا أَسْتَطِيع ذٰلِك lā ʔastaṭīʕ ḏālik
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@misc{it_can_t_be_helped_2026,
  title = {it can't be helped},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it%20can't%20be%20helped},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}