走投无路

tā qióng kùn liáo dǎo zǒu tóu wú lù

他穷困潦倒，走投无路。

He is down-and-out and have no place to turn.

shǐ mǒu rén zǒu tóu wú lù

使某人走投无路

corner somebody

bī mǒu rén zǒu tóu wú lù

逼某人走投无路

be pushed somebody to the wall

nà míng táo fàn zuì hòu zǒu tóu wú lù le

那名逃犯最后走投无路了。

The escaped prisoner was cornered at last.

zhè kě lián de hái zi bèi bī de zǒu tóu wú lù

这可怜的孩子被逼得走投无路。

The poor kid has been pushed from pillar to post.

jū gāo bù xià de shēng huó kāi zhī shì bì huì bǎ lǎo bǎi xìng bī rù zǒu tóu wú lù de jìng dì

居高不下的生活开支势必会把老百姓逼入走投无路的境地。

Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay.