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悪戦苦闘

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

N3Noun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
hard fightinghard strugglefighting against heavy odds

Example Sentences

(かれ)は悪戦苦闘している。

He is fighting with his back against the wall.

(かれ)は、(わたし)が2時間も悪戦苦闘した問題を5(ふん)(とく)いてしまった。

He solved the problem in five minutes that I had struggled with for two hours.

トムはもう3時間(あいだ)もの(あいだ)、眠りにつこうと悪戦苦闘しています。

Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.