- 大难临头 dànànlíntóu facing calamityto be facing imminent calamity or disaster
- 事到临头 shìdàolíntóu at the last minutewhen things come to a head
- 大祸临头 dàhuòlíntóu disaster loomsfacing imminent catastrophe; a major disaster is about to happen
- 大限临头 dàxiànlíntóu facing deathat the end of one's life or facing an inevitable final crisis; having one foot in the grave
- 死到临头 sǐdàolíntóu doomedFacing imminent death; death is near at hand.