Meaning of 進退窮まる in Japanese

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進退 窮まる

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Definition of 進退窮まる

しんたいきわまる(shintaikiwamaru) 【 進退窮まる ·進退きわまる 】

進退窮 Kanji Details

  1. (exp, v5r) to be at a loss; to be in a corner

    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.

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