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What is "it can't be helped"

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it can't be helped

phr. (context idiomatic English) It's inevitable. There is no alternative.

Usage examples of "it can't be helped".

You see if I have to pay this cook twelve dollars a week--it can't be helped, I guess--well, one more would certainly help toward a profit.