しんたいきわまる

進 退 窮 まる

  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to be driven into a corner, to be left with nowhere to turn, to be in a dilemma

    • 家主に家賃を払えば、食物を買う金がなくなる。進退きわまったというところだ。
      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.

  2. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to be unable to go forward or backward, to be stranded, to get stuck