Vocabulary

進退窮まる

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

expression verb

Example sentences

I am in a tight place.

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.

If she continues to live with a man she doesn't love for his money, the day will come when she will be utterly frustrated and between the devil and the deep blue sea.