八方 はっぽうふさがり
happō fusagari

Noun

1. being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

必死 ひっし かんがえた企画 きかく却下 きゃっか、一生 いっしょう懸命 けんめい つくった ほん れない。山下 やましたさんは八方 はっぽう ふさがりの状態 じょうたい おちいっている。
hisshide kangaeta kikakuwa kyakka isshōkemmē tsukutta honwa urenai. yamashitasanwa happōfusagarino jōtaini ochiitte iru.
Yamashita is stuck with no way out. His well-thought-out project was rejected and the books he worked really hard on aren't selling.
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