左不过

bù shì nǐ lái jiù shì wǒ guò qù zuǒ bu guò shì nà me yī huí shì

不是你来，就是我过去，左不过是那么一回事。

Either you come or I go, but anyway, that's all that.

tā shuō lái shuō qù zuǒ bu guò shì zhè me gè yì si

他说来说去，左不过是这么个意思。

He said a lot, but it all boils down to this.

zhè jià jī qì zuǒ bu guò shì shēng le diǎn xiù bù xū yào xiū

这架机器左不过是生了点锈，不需要修。

There is only a little bit of rust on the machine. No repairs needed.