断ことわれない

i-adjective

unrefusable; cannot refuse; undeclinable

Describes a request, offer, or situation that one cannot turn down, often due to social pressure, obligation, or personal inability to say no. Functions as an i-adjective derived from the negative potential form of 断る.

See also: 断る (ことわる)

• 上じょう司しからの頼たのみは断ことわれない。

  I can't refuse a request from my boss.

• 彼かの女じょの誘さそいはいつも断ことわれないんだ。

  I can never say no to her invitations.