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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
máng
,
lòng
de
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
jūn
敌军
bèi
de
jiāotóulàné
焦头烂额
,
lángbèitáocuàn
狼狈逃窜

Badly battered, the enemy fled in utter confusion.