jiāo​tóu​làn'é

badly burned

焦头烂额 (焦頭爛額) jiāo​tóu​làn'é
badly burned idiom
badly burned about the head and face, especially as a result of fighting a fire

When the firefighting hero emerged from the ruins, he was already badly burned.

overwhelmed idiom
in a terrible fix or hard-pressed due to a heavy workload, debt, or complex problems

Heavy workloads have left him utterly overwhelmed.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.52 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.27 per million

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