捉襟見肘的英文:
[Literal Meaning]
pull/the front of a garment/expose/elbow
to pull up one's jacket to conceal the raggedness only to expose one's elbows

[解釋]
拉一拉衣襟,就露出臂肘。原形容衣服破爛,現(xiàn)比喻顧這個就顧不了那個,窮于應(yīng)付。

[Explanation]
to have too many problems to deal with

[例子]
雖然他賣水果賺了一些錢,但是花這么多錢買一輛汽車還顯得捉襟見肘。

[Example]
Although he made some money by selling fruits, it has too many problems to deal with for him to buy a car with so much money.

[英文等價詞]
caught short
in the cart
in the soup
out at the elbows

參考例句:
  • Cannot make the ends meet
    捉襟見肘

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