わけにはいかない
Meanings
Expression
Usually written in kana
1. cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
We can't afford to fail either.
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Composed of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
cannot avoid (doing); cannot help (doing); have no other choice but to; must (do)
Examples (32 in total)
I can't not drink.
But I cannot look away.
We cannot abandon them.
Even so, I cannot afford to faint.
But even so, I can't give up.
I can't bring shame on the family name.
We can't afford to fail either.
Well, that really wouldn't do, would it?
I can't afford to take even a single direct hit.
I cannot afford to lose, on my honor.
But I can't afford to flinch at something like this.
We cannot make it ours.
That said, I can't back down here.
We can't make them wait for too long, you know.
We cannot let his death be in vain.
We cannot afford to lose a single one of us!
I cannot afford to lose to that tenacity.
I can't let my friend's kindness go to waste.
I can't let you do that.
I cannot afford to lose any more important people.
I can't just wander around aimlessly forever.
I can't ignore them so blatantly.
I can't just abandon a job I'm responsible for.
We must not give way to their demands.
I can't join the others in betraying my father.
Even if it's student-led, we can't just leave them to it.
You can't afford to neglect your health.
I can't allow you to do that.
I thought that I couldn't just leave here like this.
We absolutely cannot allow such a working environment.
You can't apply this rule to every case.
I can't let you talk about your own father that way.