捉襟见肘的英文怎么说
捉襟见肘的英文:
[Literal Meaning]
pull/the front of a garment/expose/elbow
to pull up one's jacket to conceal the raggedness only to expose one's elbows
[解释]
拉一拉衣襟,就露出臂肘。原形容衣服破烂,现比喻顾这个就顾不了那个,穷于应付。
[Explanation]
to have too many problems to deal with
[例子]
虽然他卖水果赚了一些钱,但是花这么多钱买一辆汽车还显得捉襟见肘。
[Example]
Although he made some money by selling fruits, it has too many problems to deal with for him to buy a car with so much money.
[英文等价词]
caught short
in the cart
in the soup
out at the elbows
- Cannot make the ends meet
捉襟见肘