七転八倒
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony (Yojijukugo)
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
しちてんばっとう
Examples1
週末 に 胆石 が 動いて、 七転八倒 の 苦しみ を 味わった よ。
I spent the weekend writhing in agony when my gallstone started to move.