In English
“what can you do? (resigned acceptance)”
Meaning
'What can you do?' — a resigned shrug at a situation you can't change. 'Wah fi do' (what is there to do) accepts the unavoidable, close to 'such is life'. Often it closes a story of hardship with weary acceptance, hand in hand with 'a so life go'.
Examples
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Di crop fail, but wah fi do.
The crop failed, but what can you do?
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Wah fi do — wi jus haffi manijz.
What can you do — we just have to manage.
Origin
'wah' (what) + 'fi do' (to do). See [[a-so-life-go]], [[manijz]].
How it’s used
A resigned 'what can you do?' at the unavoidable.