せっぱ詰まる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of せっぱ詰まる – see the following entry.

【切羽詰せっぱつまる】 [verb] (idiomatic) to be in a fix, to be at one's wit's end, to be driven into a corner Alternative spelling 切羽つまる

(This term, せっぱ詰まる, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)