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“Being driven into a corner” in Japanese

Short answer
にっちもさっちも行かない nitchimosatchimoikanai nitchimosatchimoikanai

Being driven into a corner in Japanese is “にっちもさっちも行かない” (nitchimosatchimoikanai). Full meaning: being driven into a corner, having no way out, being caught between a rock and a hard place.

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