〜までだ

Formation

N1LimitationFormal/StiffLiterature
Dict. Form
Verb
までだ
Ex.
これ・それ
までだ
Variations
までのことだ

Meaning

Expresses that since there are no other options, one will simply take the only remaining course of action. When used with これ or それ, it denotes that a situation has reached its absolute end/limit.

Examples

もし彼が協力してくれないなら、一人でやるまでだ。

If he won't cooperate with us, I'll just have to do it alone.

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