捉襟见肘
Traditional form:
捉襟見肘
Pinyin (reading):
zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu
Definitions:
- lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
- strapped for cash
- unable to make ends meet
Characters:
- 捉 - to clutch, to grasp, to seize
- 襟 - lapel, collar
- 见 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- 肘 - elbow, shoulder; to help someone carry a load
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