Word Meaning 手も足も出ない
てもあしもでない
te mo ashi mo denai
手も足も出ない is read as てもあしもでない (te mo ashi mo denai) and means cannot do a thing.
Meaning
English
- cannot do a thing
- feeling handcuffed
- being at the end of one's tether
- being at one's wit's end
Reading
Kana
てもあしもでない
Romaji
te mo ashi mo denai
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
1手も足も出ない。
I can't get anywhere with it.