〜わけにはいかない: Japanese grammar explained
~wake ni wa ikanai — Moral or social impossibility ("I can't afford to, I can't very well").
Structure
Verb(dictionary) + わけにはいかない
Examples
明日は試験だから、休むわけにはいかない。
あしたはしけんだから、やすむわけにはいかない。
There's an exam tomorrow, so I can't afford to miss it.
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