悪戦苦闘

Meaning

1. nvsvi
   hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

Example sentences

• 彼は悪戦苦闘している。

  He is fighting with his back against the wall.

• 彼は、私が２時間も悪戦苦闘した問題を５分で解いてしまった。

  He solved the problem in five minutes that I had struggled with for two hours.

• トムはもう３時間もの間、眠りにつこうと悪戦苦闘しています。

  Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.