彼は容赦なく相手を追い詰めた。
He cornered the opponent relentlessly.
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The police cornered the criminal in a dead end.
犯人は袋小路に追い詰められた。
The criminal was cornered in a dead-end alley.
交渉は土俵際まで追い詰められたが、最終的に合意に達した。
Negotiations were pushed to the brink, but finally reached an agreement.
上司は真綿で首を締めるようなやり方で彼を追い詰めた。
The boss cornered him using a method like strangling someone with silk floss.
「弱者も追い詰められれば反撃する。まさに窮鼠嚙猫だ。」
'Even the weak will fight back when cornered. It is truly a case of a cornered rat biting the cat.'
禽困覆車という言葉通り、追い詰められた弱者が思いがけない反撃に出た。
Just as the saying 'Kinkon Fukusha' goes, the cornered weakling launched an unexpected counterattack.
Usage Notes
Used for physically or metaphorically trapping someone.
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