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Sentence #266536

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 FeuDRenais FeuDRenais June 16, 2010 June 16, 2010 at 10:14:27 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

There was nothing for it to do but to obey?

blay_paul blay_paul June 16, 2010 June 16, 2010 at 10:16:37 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Nope. "Nothing for it but" means "no alternative but" / "no option but" / "nothing to do but".

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais June 16, 2010 June 16, 2010 at 10:22:11 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Okay... I would add a "to do" in there though.

blay_paul blay_paul June 16, 2010 June 16, 2010 at 10:26:33 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Well you could have
"There was nothing to do but to obey."
but other than that I don't see anyway of fitting 'to do' in there.

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais June 16, 2010 June 16, 2010 at 10:30:50 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Okay, okay. Nevermind. I should have read your first comment in more detail.

For some reason, I had it stuck in my head that "it" was a specific thing.

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There was nothing for it but to obey.

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➜ #148023従うよりしかたなかった。

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➜ #1879173Ne eblis io alia ol obei.

linked by GrizaLeono, September 30, 2012
➜ #1879185Не оставалось ничего другого, как повиноваться.

linked by soweli_Elepanto, September 30, 2012
➜ #1879187Не оставалось ничего, кроме как подчиниться.

linked by soweli_Elepanto, September 30, 2012