手がない

てがない

not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something

Also written 手が無い

Meaning

expadj-i
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned
expadj-i
having nothing one can do about something; having no options
expadj-i
no reason not to ...; can't afford not to; why don't you?

Example sentences

真夏日には屋内にひっこんで太陽を避けるしか手がないよ。

All I want to do during the dog days is stay indoors and keep out of the sun.