be in straitenedcircumstances; be unable to cope with a situation;not have enough money (/find it hard) to cover the expenses; have too many problems to cope with
? 我目前手頭拮據(jù)， ～。I am very hard-up just now andhave’nt enough money to cover the expenses.
左支右絀zuǒ zhī yòu chù
支：支持；絀：不夠。左邊應(yīng)付了，而右邊就感到不足。形容力量不夠，應(yīng)付了這一方面，應(yīng)付不了另一方面。not have enough money to cover the expense, find it hard to cover expenses, be at the end of one’s tether