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The minister was in a fix over illegal dealings.
その大臣は不正取引によって窮地に立ちました。
I didn't know how to express myself.
私は言葉に窮した。
She got into hot water when her boyfriend called her at work.
ボーイフレンドが職場に電話をかけてきたために、彼女は窮地に陥った。
Tom was at loss for words.
トムは言葉に窮した。
I was at a loss for an answer.
私は返答に窮した。
A cornered rat will bite a cat.
窮鼠猫をかむ。
Train compartments soon get cramped.
列車のコンパートメントはすぐ窮屈になる。
He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job.
彼は仕事をくびになってから困窮している。
He will wriggle out of the fix.
窮地から足掻き出る。
"I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"
「そんなに舐められた相手じゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠猫を噛むって言うじゃないか」
Asked to marry him, I was at a loss for words.
結婚してくれと言われたとき、私は言葉に窮した。
He did not know how to express himself.
彼は言葉に窮した。
I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.
We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt.
我々は財政的に困窮していた。要するに破産したのだ。
We thought their shop was a failure, but now they've gotten out from under and even expanded.
我々は彼らの店は失敗だと思っていたが、今や窮地を脱して、商売を拡張するまでになっている。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
