"one's got to do what one's got to do" meaning in English

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Phrase

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  1. A person must do what he or she feels obliged to do. Synonyms: one's gotta do what one's gotta do, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do Translations (do what a person feels is to be done by themselves): ein Mann muss tun, was ein Mann eben tun muss (note: from the English) (German), tun, was man nicht lassen kann (German)
    Sense id: en-one's_got_to_do_what_one's_got_to_do-en-phrase-~VvkpnuU Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English tautophrases, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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