zhuō​jīn​jiàn​zhǒu

impecunious

捉襟见肘 (捉襟見肘) zhuō​jīn​jiàn​zhǒu
impecunious idiom
Short of money and unable to make ends meet.
overstretched idiom
Facing a situation where resources are insufficient to meet demands; having too many difficulties to handle at once (literally pulling on the lapels and exposing the elbows).

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.180 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
1.53 per million

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