羽目
はめ
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight
Common word
Meanings
Noun
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting- plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
Example sentences
さらに5ドル払う羽目になった。
I had to pay another five dollars.
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We had to pay an additional ten thousand yen.
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He was left to do the difficult part of the work.
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The car broke down, so we had to walk.
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I was forced to work on Sunday.
More examples (10)
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The unemployed always wind up at the bottom of the heap.
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The affair cost me many sleepless nights.
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I had to push my bicycle because I had a flat tire.
一番下のスタッフだから誰もしたくない用をする羽目になってしまった。
I'm the lowest ranking staff member, so I get stuck doing what everyone else doesn't want to do.
彼女は自分の立場を犠牲にしてまで彼をかばったため、職を失う羽目になった。
She went out on a limb defending him, and now she has lost her job.
休みの前などは少し羽目を外して飲むのだが、杜仲茶割りで飲むと二日酔いが全くない。
I usually cut loose a bit and drink plenty before a day off work, but if my drinks are cut with tochu tea, then I get absolutely no hangover.
彼女は機嫌が悪いというのも、いつも地下鉄に乗り遅れ仕事場まで歩く羽目になったからだ。
She is in a temper, because she missed her usual train in the subway and had to walk to work.
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She ended up in the hospital.
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If you drive your car like that, you'll end up in hospital.
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His threat got me to start studying seriously.