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Indicating that nothing that could be said would add to or improve the situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Near-synonyms: what can you do; it is what it is
- A: But it's written right there in the instructions! B: What can I say? We're not dealing with people who are good at reading, here.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: what can I tell you, what can you do, it is what it is
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
شو بدي أحكيلك لأحكيلك؟
(šū baddī ʔaḥkīlak laʔaḥkīlak?)
— indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters
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Arabic:
إيش بدي أحكيلك لأحكيلك؟
(ʔēš baddī ʔaḥkīlak laʔaḥkīlak?)
— indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters
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Finnish:
mitä tähän voi sanoa?
— indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters
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Finnish:
mitä tuohon voi sanoa?
— indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters
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French:
que veux-tu
— indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters
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French:
que voulez-vous
— indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters
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German:
was soll ich sagen
— indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters
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Polish:
co tu dużo mówić
— indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters
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Swedish:
vad kan jag säga?
— indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters
