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“Being in a hopeless situation” in Japanese

Short answer
お手上げ oteage おてあげ

Being in a hopeless situation in Japanese is “お手上げ” (oteage). Full meaning: being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees.

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