"non fare che" meaning in Italian

See non fare che in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: Literally, “to not do than”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to not do than}} “to not do than”, {{lit|to not do than}} Literally, “to not do than” Head templates: {{it-verb}} non fare che
  1. to do nothing else but; to only serve to
    Sense id: en-non_fare_che-it-verb-kmJo~OwB Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41
  2. to do exclusively; to only do; to do nothing but; to keep on
    Sense id: en-non_fare_che-it-verb-c47Xwri1
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          "english": "it only served to make things worse",
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          "english": "he keeps on annoying me",
          "text": "non fa che molestarmi",
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