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焦头烂额
/ jiāo tóu làn é /
Strokes
Definition
lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)/fig. hard-pressed/under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
Example
Definition
be badly bruised and battered; be in a sorry plight; be in a terrible fix
1
Zuìjìn
最近
gōngzuò
工作
hěn
很
máng
忙
,
lòng
弄
de
得
wǒ
我
jiāotóulàné
焦头烂额
。
I have been terribly busy recently and become completely exhausted. / Life was hectic for me with inundation of work.
2
Díjūn
敌军
bèi
被
dá
打
de
得
jiāotóulàné
焦头烂额
,
lángbèitáocuàn
狼狈逃窜
。
Badly battered, the enemy fled in utter confusion.