adverbial N1 rare casualpolitewritten

どうにもこうにも〜ない — can't do anything at all / there's absolutely no way

どうにもこうにも〜ない・どうにもこうにもない

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.

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