bó rọ
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To be immobilized; to be forced into a state of inaction or confinement: The phrase describes a situation where someone or something is rendered completely unable to move or act, as if tightly bound or trapped in a restrictive cage or sack.
- To be stuck; to be cornered: It conveys a sense of being trapped in a difficult position with no room for maneuver or escape.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Đội bóng bị đối thủ ép sân và hoàn toàn bó rọ. (The football team was pressed by the opponent and completely immobilized.)
- Kế hoạch của họ thất bại, giờ họ đang bó rọ. (Their plan failed, and now they are stuck.)
- Con hổ bị bó rọ trong chiếc lồng chật hẹp. (The tiger was immobilized in the narrow cage.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used in strategic contexts (sports, business, military) to describe a party that has lost all initiative and freedom of action.
- It can describe a psychological state of feeling trapped and powerless in a situation.
Variants and Related Words
Bó tay (verb phrase): to be helpless; to give up.
- Tình hình hỗn loạn đến mức tôi chỉ biết bó tay. (The situation was so chaotic that I could only be helpless.)
Bó gối (verb phrase): to sit idly by; to be forced into inaction.
- Không có việc làm, anh ấy phải bó gối ở nhà. (With no job, he had to sit idly at home.)
Synonyms
- Immobilized: rendered incapable of moving.
- Cornered: forced into a situation where escape is difficult.
- Pinned down: held in place, unable to move freely.
- Trapped: caught in a confining situation.
Related Idioms
Như chim trong lồng: like a bird in a cage; feeling trapped.
- Ở căn hộ nhỏ ấy, cô ấy cảm thấy như chim trong lồng. (In that small apartment, she felt like a bird in a cage.)
Đường cùng: a dead end; a situation with no way out.
- Công ty đó giờ đã đến đường cùng. (That company has now reached a dead end.)