進退 窮 まる shintai kiwamaru
shintai kiwamaru
Godan Verb (ru)
, Expression
1. to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma
yanushini yachin'o haraeba shokumotsuo kau kinga nakunaru. shintai kiwamattato iu tokoroda.
If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Godan Verb (ru)
, Expression
2. to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
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Example Sentences
yanushini yachin'o haraeba shokumotsuo kau kinga nakunaru. shintai kiwamattato iu tokoroda.
If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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