四苦八苦

しくはっく

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

Meaning

nvsvi
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money)
n
the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

Example sentences

我々はノルマを果たそうと一生懸命にがんばって四苦八苦した。

We almost broke our necks trying to meet the quota.
レポートを書くのに四苦八苦した。

I had a very hard time writing the paper.
ホームページ作りに四苦八苦してるようだけど、手伝ってあげようか。

You look like you're having a lot of trouble setting up that web page. Want some help?