Vocab Info
A2 Expression, Noun
頼みの綱last ray of hope
Dictionary Definition
Expression, Noun
1.
last ray of hope, only hope
All Forms
頼みの綱 【たのみのつな】
Details
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Examples
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頼みの綱が切れて希望を失いました。
I lost my hope when my only lifeline was cut off. (last hope)
- N1
君だけが頼みの綱だ!僕を見捨てないでくれ!
You're my last ray of hope! Please don't abandon me!
- N1
頼みの綱の存在がボロボロの私を生かしてくれています。
The existence of my last ray of hope is keeping a worn-out me alive.
- N1
多くの人から頼みの綱だと頼られ、いつもしっかりせねばと思う。
Many people rely on me as their last ray of hope, which makes me feel that I must always stay strong.
- N1
頼みの綱だった存在に見捨てられた時、生きる希望をすっかり失ってしまった。
The time when the existence of my last ray of hope was thrown out, I completely lost my aspiration to live.
- N1
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