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(idiomatic, often followed by but) No alternative; nothing else to be done or to have recourse to.

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nothing for it

Source Word

nothing for it

Noun

followed by but idiomatic often uncountable

(idiomatic, often followed by but) No alternative; nothing else to be done or to have recourse to.

Japanese Meaning

仕方がない / どうしようもない / ほかに代替手段がない、他に方法がない

I missed the train, and there was nothing for it but to wait for the next one.

電車に乗り遅れてしまったので、次の電車を待つしかなかった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, often followed by but) No alternative; nothing else to be done or to have recourse to.