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.
We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt.
我々は財政的に困窮していた。要するに破産したのだ。
I didn't know how to express myself.
私は言葉に窮した。
The city supplied the needy with blankets.
市は困窮者に毛布を供給した。
The city supplied the needy with blankets.
彼らは困窮者に毛布を供給した。
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 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.