That means you can give someone advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

"Vice President Lyndon Johnson has left the hospital in Dallas, but we do not know to where he has proceeded.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

Let us say I want to sell my car but I do not know exactly how much it is worth.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

But he refused to do so. He said they were not in condition to fight, and he would not send them.

VOA: special.2009.09.24

I do not know what else to do but make the best of a bad deal and shake hands over it."

VOA: special.2009.06.27

Also,the Senate proposals would not require employers to provide coverage, but would offer tax credits to those that do.

VOA: special.2009.11.13

Also,you can monkey around when you feel like doing something, but have no firm idea of what to do.

VOA: special.2011.03.13

He just smiled and said, "A man ain't nothing but a man.He has just got to do his best."

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Mister Ramirez might not have been able to express himself in English, but he could do so with his art.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

But officials are fishing for ideas about what to do with all those fish, which could get pretty smelly.

VOA: special.2009.12.15

Sometimes he seems to be saying, "I'm not happy about anything, but what are you going to do about it?"

VOA: special.2010.01.17

But if irrigation fails, the best thing to do is to go to a health careprovider for professional assistance.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

They were not ready for self-government. So,there was nothing for us to do but to take them all.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

"But she never expected you to do things the right way. And that is a very powerful thing."

VOA: special.2010.12.10