せっぱつまる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of せっぱつまる – see the following entry.

【切羽詰まる】 [verb] (idiomatic) to be in a fix, to be at one's wit's end, to be driven into a corner Alternative spellings せっぱ詰まる, 切羽つまる

(This term, せっぱつまる (seppatsumaru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)