pinned down by the situation

pinned down by the situation

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x í NGJ ì NSH ì g é, which means that things are difficult to carry out due to the obstruction or restriction of the situation. It comes from "thirty six stratagems, twenty third stratagem, long distance and short distance attack".

The origin of Idioms

"Thirty six stratagems, twenty third stratagem, long-distance and close attack" says: "if you are forbidden, you should take advantage from near, and harm from far away. The upper fire is the lower one

Idiom usage

It is difficult to carry out.

Examples

He was afraid that he would not be able to achieve anything, so he was interested in Huaishang and won by chance. He wanted to break the heart of the Central Plains. Xin Qiji, Song Dynasty