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-(으)ㄹ 수밖에 없다
AdvancedNo choice but to
Examples
차가 없어서 걸어갈 수밖에 없어요.
I have no car, so I have no choice but to walk.
너무 비싸서 포기할 수밖에 없었어요.
It was too expensive, so I had no choice but to give up.
시간이 없어서 택시를 탈 수밖에 없어요.
There's no time, so I have no choice but to take a taxi.
그 얘기를 듣고 웃을 수밖에 없었어요.
Hearing that, I couldn't help but laugh.
규칙이니까 따를 수밖에 없어요.
It's a rule, so we have no choice but to follow it.