進退

Meaning

1. nvs
   advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; movement
2. nvs
   course of action; behaviour; conduct; attitude
3. nvs
   remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

Example sentences

• 進退きわまった。

  I am in a tight place.

• 家主に家賃を払えば、食物を買う金がなくなる。進退きわまったというところだ。

  If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.