进退维谷

jìntuìwéigǔ

进退维谷 — jìntuìwéigǔ

1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation

   面对突如其来的债务，他进退维谷，不知如何是好。 miànduì tūrúqílái de zhàiwù tā jìntuìwéigǔ bùzhī rúhéshìhǎo — Faced with the sudden debts, he was trapped and didn't know what to do.