The car won't start, so there is nothing for it but to walk.
nothing for it
idiomNo alternative; nothing else to be done or to have recourse to.
The train was cancelled and the next bus is hours away, so there is nothing for it but to call a taxi.
With the storm destroying the only bridge in town, there was nothing for it but to wait for the rescue team to arrive.
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come to nothing
To fail completely; to have no result.
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dance on nothing
To be hanged.
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here goes nothing
Indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried.
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hiding to nothing
A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.
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if nothing else
At the very least; as a minimum.
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much ado about nothing
A lot of fuss or bother about something trivial.
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nothing doing
Absolutely not; definitely no.
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nothing if not
Certainly; definitely; (sometimes also obliquely) thoroughly; wholly; to a high degree; extremely.