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Meaning of 捉襟见肘

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捉 zhuō 襟 jīn 见 jiàn 肘 zhǒu (Trad.: 捉襟見肘)
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
Example Sentences
1
政府的债务负担使它在基础建设方面捉襟见肘
。
The government's debt burden leaves it short of money for infrastructure.
2
这些资源在财政紧缩的新现实面前已经捉襟见肘
。
These resources were already stretched thin by the new reality of financial austerity.
3
可是两年来食品和能源价格大涨
,
使得他们少得可怜的社会保障捉襟见肘
。
But two years of rising food and energy costs ate into what little safety net those families had.
4
紧缩的银行借贷已经让一些企业的资金捉襟见肘
:
他们停止向蓝领工人支付工资
。
A squeeze on bank lending has prompted some businesses short of cash to stop paying wages to blue-collar workers.
5
我们可以想象非营利组织
,
个人以及捉襟见肘的小公司可以将其变成一款伟大的工具
。
We can imagine that nonprofits, individuals, and small businesses with small budgets could turn this into a great tool.