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what can I say?

  1. (idiomatic) Indicating that nothing that could be said would add to or improve the situation. Synonym: what can I tell you Near-synonyms: what can you do; it is what it is A: But it's written right there in the instructions!B: What can I say? We're not dealing with people who are good at reading, here.

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[edit] indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters
  • Arabic: North Levantine Arabic: شو بدي أحكيلك لأحكيلك؟ (šū baddī ʔaḥkīlak laʔaḥkīlak?) South Levantine Arabic: إيش بدي أحكيلك لأحكيلك؟ (ʔēš baddī ʔaḥkīlak laʔaḥkīlak?)
  • Chinese: Mandarin: (please verify) 我還能説什麽呢？ / 我还能说什么呢？ (wǒ hái néng shuō shéme ne ?)
  • Finnish: mitä tähän voi sanoa?, mitä tuohon voi sanoa?
  • French: que veux-tu (fr), que voulez-vous (fr)
  • German: was soll ich sagen
  • Polish: co tu dużo mówić
  • Swedish: vad kan jag säga?
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