切羽詰まる - Kiokun Dictionary

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切羽詰まる、切羽詰るせっぱつまる同音

-ru Godan/u-verbintrans. to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament; (literal) to be packed to the hilt

Notes

Contains

qiè き.る 절

to be packed (with)

verb-forming suffix

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.)

indicates two contrasting actions