狼狈不堪

tā bù zhī dào zì jǐ rú hé nòng de rú cǐ láng bèi bù kān

她不知道自己如何弄得如此狼狈不堪。

She wondered how she had got into this unholy mess.

tā zhǎng wò zhe wǒ men de mìng yùn kě yǐ bǎ wǒ men gǎo de láng bèi bù kān

他掌握着我们的命运，可以把我们搞得狼狈不堪。

He has the power to make things very unpleasant for us.