nothing for it

nothing for it
phrasal
: no alternative

nothing for it but to ride away … for the doctor — D.M.Davin

there is nothing for it, but to keep her under close watch — Henry Wynmalen

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nothing (or nothing else) for it
Brit. no alternative

there was nothing for it but to follow


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