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〜までのことだ: all I can do is; it's just that

N1 · 07 Possibility, necessity and limits

Says that if a thing fails, one simply does the next thing; or "I merely did it".

Verb dictionary/た-form + までのことだ / までだ. Two uses: "if X doesn't work, I'll just do Y" and "I merely did X". Calm, resolute tone.

Examples

断ことわられたら、別べつの方法ほうほうを探さがすまでのことだ。

If we are turned down, we simply look for another way.

私わたしは当然とうぜんのことをしたまでのことです。

I merely did what was natural.