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> ここで引くなどご法度

I've read several articles on _nado_ , and have found that it can mean
'whatnot, and such, etc.' but to me that doesn't make sense here. Can anyone
help with this?
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meaning usage particle-など
Meaning of ここで引くなどご法度
"ここで引くのはご法度" is the old-fashioned common phrase.

> "ここで引くのはご法度" = "「ここで引く」と言うことは、ご法度"

The meanng "引く" of "引くなどご法度" is "to quit."

"ご法度{はっと}" is "prohibited matter".

So "引くなどご法度" means "Quitting is not allowed."

"ここで" means "この場面で" = "in this situation"

If you quit something, and it shows up your weakness or dishonesty, someone by
you or you yourself say "ここで引くなどご法度."

Anyway, it extreamly old-fassioned phrase. Nowadays we just can hear it in the
doramatic entertainment.
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> ここで引く **など** ご法度 ≂ ここで引く **なんて** 、ご法度（だ）。

The など in your example is definition #❸-㋑ in 明鏡国語辞典:

> など〘副助詞〙  
>  ❸ 軽んじる気持ちをこめて取り上げる。  
>  ㋑ 《活用語の言い切りの形に付いて、発言や思考の表現を伴って》おおよその内容を、反発の気持ちをこめて示す。「今さら行く **など**
> と言ってももう遅い。」「許してもらおう **など** という甘い考えは捨てろ。」

It's a belittling / derogatory suffix, close in meaning and usage to なんて.  
When attached to the end-form of 活用語(conjugatable words) and used with a
quoted remark or an expression of thoughts, it indicates the feeling/emotion
of opposing, rejecting or denying the preceding part.

ご[法度]{はっと} means "(strictly) forbidden; banned; taboo", or "out of the
question".  
The 引く here is like "withdraw; retreat; back out; back down".  
ここで is literally "here" or "in this situation", but it can mean "after coming
this far" "now that it's come to this" or "now that we've reached a point of
no return".

Put together, ここで引くなどご法度 can mean "Now that it's come to this, I'm/you're
never allowed to withdraw" / "I/You can't possibly back down after coming this
far", or more concisely, "I/You can't back down now."
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