We thought their shop was a failure, but now they've gotten out from under and even expanded.
我々は彼らの店は失敗だと思っていたが、今や窮地を脱して、商売を拡張するまでになっている。
How did he make his living in such poverty?
彼はそんな窮乏の中でどうやって暮らしていたのか。
A cornered rat will bite a cat.
窮鼠猫をかむ。
He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job.
彼は仕事をくびになってから困窮している。
The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease.
大統領は国民に貧窮や病気との戦いで団結するように呼びかけた。
Tom was at loss for words.
トムは言葉に窮した。
"I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"
「そんなに舐められた相手じゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠猫を噛むって言うじゃないか」
Train compartments soon get cramped.
列車のコンパートメントはすぐ窮屈になる。
He did not know how to express himself.
彼は言葉に窮した。
Good grief! I had no idea you had been placed in such a tight spot.
まさかそのような窮地に立たされているとは露知らず。
Asked to marry him, I was at a loss for words.
結婚してくれと言われたとき、私は言葉に窮した。
The family lived in the depths of misery.
その家族はきわめて困窮していた。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
She got into hot water when her boyfriend called her at work.
ボーイフレンドが職場に電話をかけてきたために、彼女は窮地に陥った。
I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.
