but what can you do / however, that’s what happened
However; but that’s what happened — expressing resignation or acceptance of an inevitable situation.
(Modern Hebrew usage)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אֲבָל מַה, אֶלָּא מַה
Definition (Hebrew)
וְאוּלָם. אַךְ מָה שֶׁקָּרָה.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)