羽目

Meaning

1. n
   panel; wainscoting; wainscotting
2. n
   plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess

Example sentences

• 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.

• 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.