汉英词典
MEANING OF 捉襟见肘
捉襟见肘
(捉襟見肘)
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet
Pulling the placket, revealing the elbow / Describe the tattered clothes / It is an analogy of taking care of this and losing the other, and being too poor to deal with it
见"捉衿见肘"。
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