左支右绌
[zuǒ zhī yòu chù]
- 基础释义 纠错
- 释义
be in straitened circumstances;be at the end of one's tether;be hard up;be unable to cope with a situation ;
- 近/反义词
- 近义词
- 反义词
- 供不应求 The supply is not adequate to the demand.;Demand exceeds supply.;Supply falls short of demand.;Supply fails to meet the demand. ;
- 顾此失彼 care for this and lose that;attend to one thing and lose sight of another;cannot attend to one thing without neglecting the other;be put in a double squeeze ;
- 捉襟见肘 pull down one's jacket to conceal the raggedness, only to expose one's elbows;be coming out at the elbows;be hard up;be in straitened circumstances ;
- 东扶西倒 （形容难于扶持于栽植） brace up one while the others tumble down;difficult to cultivate plants ;
- 势成骑虎 in the position of one riding a tiger -- unable to get down but dangerous to go on;an awkward position from which there is no retreat;like riding a tiger -- a situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself ;
- 骑虎难下 ride a tiger and find it hard to get off;get into a position from which there is no retiring;have [hold] a wolf by the ears;He who rides a tiger finds it difficult to dismount -- to have no way to back down.;be in for it ;
- 下不了台 unable to find a way out of an embarrassing situation;unable to back down with good grace ;
- 僧多粥少 There are too many (Buddhist) monks and too little gruel -- cannot meet the needs of the people.;The monks are many and the supply of gruel is meager -- not enough to go around. ;
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