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it can't be helped

it can't be helped phrase: it is inevitable. There is no alternative.

Phrase

it can't be helped

  1. (idiomatic) It is inevitable. There is no alternative.
    Synonyms:
    there's no getting around it

it can't be helped meaning in Arabic

it can't be helped in Arabic

it is inevitable
لَا مَفَرّ lā mafarr, لَا أَسْتَطِيع ذٰلِك lā ʔastaṭīʕ ḏālik

Synonyms of it can't be helped

  • there's no getting around it

Forms of it can't be helped

alternative formit cannot be helped

Questions about it can't be helped

What does it can't be helped mean?
It can't be helped means it is inevitable. There is no alternative.
What is it can't be helped in Arabic?
It can't be helped in Arabic is لَا مَفَرّ (lā mafarr), لَا أَسْتَطِيع ذٰلِك (lā ʔastaṭīʕ ḏālik). See It can't be helped meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is it can't be helped?
It can't be helped is a phrase.

Words near it can't be helped in the dictionary

  1. it bags
  2. IT band
  3. IT bands
  4. It boy
  5. It boys
  6. it can't be helped
  7. IT cell
  8. IT cells
  9. it depends
  10. it does not matter
  11. it doesn't matter

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