Vocab Info
N1 Noun
お手上げall over, given in, given up hope, bringing to knees, throwing up one's hands
Dictionary Definition
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Noun
1.
being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
All Forms
お手上げ 【おてあげ】、お手あげ 【おてあげ】
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強すぎる選手には僕はお手上げだ。
I'll just give up if I'm against such strong players.
車の修理にお手上げなので業者を呼びました。
I've given up hope of fixing the car myself, so I called a pro.
生徒がお手上げだった難問を先生はスラスラと解いた。
The teacher effortlessly solved a hard problem that had the students completely gave up on.
アナログ人間のこととて、私は情報通信技術の事となるとお手上げです。
I'm a total analog person, so anything tech-related is completely beyond me.
雨が降らないと稲作はお手上げとは言うものの、水をひくという選択肢もある。
They say rice farming is doomed without rain, but you can always irrigate.
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