Meaning of と言ってしまえばそれまで(といってしまえばそれまで) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level と言ってしまえばそれまで

Kana Reading といってしまえばそれまで

Romaji toitteshimaebasoremade

Parts of speech

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

Meaning

it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)

Examples of と言ってしまえばそれまで, といってしまえばそれまで in a sentence

「騙された」と言ってしまえばそれまでですが、「うまい話」に乗った当人であることは間違いありません。

If you say "I was tricked," well that's certainly so but there's no mistaking that you were the one who signed up on a "sweet deal".

Related Kanji

言 JLPT 5

7 strokes

say

On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: い.う, こと

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