八方ふさがり

はっぽうふさがり

being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

Also written 八方塞がり、八方塞、八方塞り

Meaning

n
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

Example sentences

必死で考えた企画は却下、一生懸命作った本は売れない。山下さんは八方塞がりの状態に陥っている。

Yamashita is stuck with no way out. His well-thought-out project was rejected and the books he worked really hard on aren't selling.
八方塞がりだ。

We're sunk.
トムは八方ふさがりの状態だ。

Tom is caught between a rock and a hard place.