-(으)ㄹ 수밖에 없다 means "have no choice but to" - expressing inevitability.
No alternative - 갈 수밖에 없어요 (I have no choice but to go)
Forced situation - Circumstances leave no other option
Resignation - Accepting the only possible course
Combines -(으)ㄹ 수 + 밖에 + 없다
Always negative form 없다
I have no choice but to admit it.
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