Meaning of 借金で首が回らない(しゃっきんでくびがまわらない) in Japanese

借金で首が回らない
Kana Reading
しゃっきんでくびがまわらない
Romaji
shakkindekubigamawaranai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    deep in debt

Examples of 借金で首が回らない, しゃっきんでくびがまわらない in a sentence

  • 借金で首が回らなくなり、手放さざるえなかった

    He was deep in debt, and had to part with his house.

  • 借金で首が回らない

    He is deeply in debt now.

  • 借金で首が回らないいる

    Some people are up to their necks in debt.

  • ぼくは借金で首が回らないよ。

    I'm up to the ears in debt.



Related Kanji

JLPT 4

10 strokes

borrow, rent

On'Yomi: シャク

Kun'Yomi: か.りる

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JLPT 4

9 strokes

neck, counter for songs and poems

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: くび

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JLPT 5

8 strokes

gold

On'Yomi: キン, コン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: かね, かな-, -がね

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り, まわ.す, -まわ.す, まわ.し-, -まわ.し, もとお.る, か.える

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