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Meaning of 焦头烂额

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jiāo tóu làn é (Trad.: 焦頭爛額)
lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom); fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
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Antonyms: 万事亨通
Example Sentences
1
He was in a sorry plight, weighed down by numerous troublesome problems.
2
The criminal-justice system is overwhelmed, and the prisons are filled far beyond capacity.
3
Choose some food that can be prepared in advance so you' re not trapped in the kitchen.
4
Maybe it's all these years of apartment living. Or maybe it's how I am SO OVER my stuff.
5
If you think that only bruised and battered, busy work was likely to succeed, then you are wrong.