cannot make tbe universe turn back on its course; cannot(/unable to) save the (desperate) situation ❍ 将军们～，一筹莫展。The generals could not save the desperate s/tuat/on and were at their wits’ end.
回天乏术hui tian fa shu
know no way to save the situation
回天乏术huí tiān fá shù
回天：比喻挽回极难挽回的局势；乏：缺少；术：方法。比喻无法挽回严重的局势。have no plan to make improvements, unable to save the situation, powerless to save the desperate situation