お手上げ

おてあげ

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; throwing up (one's) hands

noun

N1 freq #22

Example sentences

まったくお手上（てあ）げだ。

Everything's a little crazy right now.

この問題（もんだい）にはお手上（てあ）げだ。

This problem baffles me.

お手上（てあ）げだ。

I'm at a complete loss!

本当（ほんとう）にお手上（てあ）げだ。

I'm really up a tree.