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to be in straitened circumstances

左支右绌
zuǒ zhī yòu chù
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) · strapped for cash · unable to make ends meet捉襟见肘zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒuto cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient挖肉补疮wā ròu bǔ chuāngimpoverished · lacking · deficient · limited · meager · impoverishment · lack · deficiency贫乏pín fáawkward; embarrassed尴尬gān gà
Antonyms
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) · fig. to turn everything into gold · to have everything going one's way · to benefit from both sides左右逢源zuǒ yòu féng yuán(idiom) to be everything one could wish for尽如人意jìn rú rén yì
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