八方塞がり
Meanings
Noun
1. being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
Other spellings
八方ふさがり八方塞八方塞り
Kanji used
Pitch accent
はっぽうふさがり
Examples2
必死 で 考えた 企画 は 却下、 一生懸命 作った 本 は 売れない。 山下 さん は 八方塞がり の 状態 に 陥っている。
Yamashita is stuck with no way out. His well-thought-out project was rejected and the books he worked really hard on aren't selling.
八方塞がり だ。
We're sunk.