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00 I hear part of this phrase sometimes : "....can only do so much....." What does that mean? Is it like not much one can do? 02 br
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00 I hear part of this phrase sometimes : "....can only do so much....." What does that mean? Is it like not much one can do? 02 br
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0 It basically means that the subject is incapable of doing any more than what they already are. 0-
- 0 It basically means that the subject is incapable of doing any more than what they already are.
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0 It basically means that the subject is incapable of doing any more than what they already are. 0-
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0 When we say that we can only do so much, we mean to communicate that we cannot do more than we have already done, even if others may expect us to do more. The phrase is often used as a sort of acquiescence to a failure. 02 br
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01 i 00 "We have tried to do everything possible to ease the patient's suffering," said the nurse, "but he still seems to be in pain." T
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01 i 00 "We have tried to do everything possible to ease the patient's suffering," said the nurse, "but he still seems to be in pain." T
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