Have one’s Back Against the Wall – 「窮地に陥る・困難」を英語で表現
アメリカで使える – カジュアル 英語表現 – 2,000
Casual English Phrases – #049
□ have one’s back against the wall 窮地に陥る
ex) The wall that I have my back against has not moved at all.
苦しい状況は、一向に変わらない
ex) I really have my back against the wall now.
今 本当に困難に直面している
have (one’s) back against the wall /ˈwɑːl/ : to be in a bad situation in which one’s ability to act is limited
ex) The company has its back against the wall and if the employees do not help out now, it will be bankrupt soon.
ex) We’ll be up against the wall soon.
もうすぐ 困難に陥るはずだ
up against the wall:in a difficult or troubling situation in which one’s options or ability to act are limited or constrained.
ex) I just feel like I’m up against a wall with all these creditors breathing down my neck.
英検1級を目指す方へ – ワンランク上の 英語表現 – 1,000
Advanced English Expressions – #783
□ conundrum 難しい問題、解決困難な状況
ex) He is faced with the conundrum [=dilemma] of trying to find a job without experience.
未経験者が職を探すという 困難な状況に直面している
conundrum /kəˈnʌndrəm/: a confusing or difficult problem
ex) The best shows pose moral conundrums that are hard to solve.
英検1級を目指す方へ – ワンランク上の 英語表現 – 1,000
Advanced English Expressions – #784
□ pose (問題などを)引き起こす、もたらす
ex) Physical sports pose a risk of injury.
肉体的なスポーツは 怪我の問題をもたらす
pose /ˈpoʊz/: to be or create (a possible threat, danger, problem, etc.)
ex) His careless behavior poses a hazard to others. [=his careless behavior is dangerous to others]
ex) I feel as if I were pressed up against the wall.
壁に押し付けられている(窮地に陥っているような)気分だ
be pressed up against the wall /ˈprɛs/ : If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else.
ex) He pressed my back against the door.
アメリカで使える – カジュアル 英語表現 – 2,000
Casual English Phrases – #1,400
□ back to the wall 困難に面して、危機に瀕して
ex) Our team had its back to the wall.
私たちのチームは 困難に面していた
back to the wall /ˈwɑːl/: a person or group of people are in a hard-pressed situation
ex) The bank has him with his back to the wall; he’ll have to pay up now.
アメリカで使える – カジュアル 英語表現 – 2,000
Casual English Phrases – #050
□ come up against a brick wall (困難に面して)前進できない、(精神的に)壁にぶつかる
ex) Under this economic situation, we are coming up against a brick wall.
このような状況の中、前進できないでいる
come up against a brick wall /ˈwɑːl/: someone or something stops you from making any progress in what you are trying to do
ex) We seem to have come up against a brick wall in this investigation.
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