ばかりで

nothing but ... and

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phrase Uncommon #12,733
nothing but ... and After a noun, it emphasizes that there is only that thing, often leading into a comment or result. After a past-tense verb, it can mean “just did ... and.”
JA: 彼は文句ばかりで、何もしない。
EN: He does nothing but complain, and he never does anything.

物理学者がフロイトの本ばかりで?

A physicist with nothing but Freud’s books?

— オッペンハイマー (2023)

結婚したばかりで、これは新婚旅行です。

We just got married, and this is our honeymoon.

仕事は失敗ばかりでも妄想じゃ信じられない…

Even if work is nothing but failure, I can’t believe it was all just in my head…

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

彼は大学を出たばかりで、その仕事に初めての者を集めた。

He had just graduated from college and gathered people who were new to the job.

きっと着いたばかりで疲れてるだろうから少し休んでから降りていらっしゃいね

You’ve probably just arrived and must be tired, so come downstairs after you’ve rested a little.

— 箪笥<たんす> (2003)

そこは実に騒々しい酒場ばかりで、そのうえ売春宿でもあった。

It was nothing but noisy taverns—and a brothel to boot.

初めてのことばかりででも旦那様を幸せにしたいの

Everything is new to me, but I want to make you happy, my husband.

— レベッカ (1940)

毎日、雨ばかりで嫌になるな。

It’s been raining every day, and I’m getting sick of it.

周りは無口な連中ばかりで

Everyone around me is so quiet.

— イル・ポスティーノ (1994)

引用ばかりで悪いが評論家がよく使う手だ

Sorry for quoting so much, but it’s a trick critics often use.

— 8 1/2 (1963)

彼は大学を出たばかりで、まったく経験がない。

He just graduated from college and has no experience at all.

冒険から戻ったばかりで、疲れているのかもしれない。

You might be tired from just getting back from your adventure.

彼らは雇われたばかりで、「海賊ごっこ」をしているつもりだった。

They’d just been hired and thought they were playing pirates.