閑古鳥 が鳴 く kankodoriga naku
kankodoriga naku
Godan Verb (ku)
, Idiomatic Expression
1. to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
Related to 閑古鳥
ウチだって閑古 鳥 が鳴 くようなカツカツの状態 だから、バイトを雇 う余裕 なんてない。
uchidatte kankodoriga naku yōna katsukatsuno jōtaidakara baitō yatō yoyūnantenai.
We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.
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ウチだって閑古 鳥 が鳴 くようなカツカツの状態 だから、バイトを雇 う余裕 なんてない。
uchidatte kankodoriga naku yōna katsukatsuno jōtaidakara baitō yatō yoyūnantenai.
We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.
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