f*n
3 楼
Not exactly. If you "get some thing in a pinch", it means it is not exactly
what you are looking for, but it's close enough for your purposes, and you
don't have the luxury to wait, so you get it.
If you "do something in a pinch", you acknowledge the way you do it is not
the ideal way, but in the interest of time or other constraint, you do it
the fastest way, not necessarily the ideal way.
The closest Chinese idioms I can think of, are 将就,凑活,权宜之计
what you are looking for, but it's close enough for your purposes, and you
don't have the luxury to wait, so you get it.
If you "do something in a pinch", you acknowledge the way you do it is not
the ideal way, but in the interest of time or other constraint, you do it
the fastest way, not necessarily the ideal way.
The closest Chinese idioms I can think of, are 将就,凑活,权宜之计
o*e
5 楼
Got you, thx!
学贯中西啊,赞一个,咔咔
exactly
you
【在 f*********n 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png)
: Not exactly. If you "get some thing in a pinch", it means it is not exactly
: what you are looking for, but it's close enough for your purposes, and you
: don't have the luxury to wait, so you get it.
: If you "do something in a pinch", you acknowledge the way you do it is not
: the ideal way, but in the interest of time or other constraint, you do it
: the fastest way, not necessarily the ideal way.
: The closest Chinese idioms I can think of, are 将就,凑活,权宜之计
学贯中西啊,赞一个,咔咔
exactly
you
【在 f*********n 的大作中提到】
![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png)
: Not exactly. If you "get some thing in a pinch", it means it is not exactly
: what you are looking for, but it's close enough for your purposes, and you
: don't have the luxury to wait, so you get it.
: If you "do something in a pinch", you acknowledge the way you do it is not
: the ideal way, but in the interest of time or other constraint, you do it
: the fastest way, not necessarily the ideal way.
: The closest Chinese idioms I can think of, are 将就,凑活,权宜之计
s*r
8 楼
somebody explains to me that this phrase means you are doing sth. in a
limiting or stringent condition
let's say, you are on a 10-day-trip, it's only the 5th day, but you have only one dollar left with you, then you will probably ask yourself, what am I going to
do/how am I going to survive in such a pinch?
【在 o*********e 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png)
: 是不是“简单的说”?谢谢
limiting or stringent condition
let's say, you are on a 10-day-trip, it's only the 5th day, but you have only one dollar left with you, then you will probably ask yourself, what am I going to
do/how am I going to survive in such a pinch?
【在 o*********e 的大作中提到】
![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png)
: 是不是“简单的说”?谢谢
o*l
9 楼
no dear
that's not quite right
only one dollar left with you, then you will probably ask yourself, what am
I going to
【在 s*********r 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png)
: somebody explains to me that this phrase means you are doing sth. in a
: limiting or stringent condition
: let's say, you are on a 10-day-trip, it's only the 5th day, but you have only one dollar left with you, then you will probably ask yourself, what am I going to
: do/how am I going to survive in such a pinch?
that's not quite right
only one dollar left with you, then you will probably ask yourself, what am
I going to
【在 s*********r 的大作中提到】
![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png)
: somebody explains to me that this phrase means you are doing sth. in a
: limiting or stringent condition
: let's say, you are on a 10-day-trip, it's only the 5th day, but you have only one dollar left with you, then you will probably ask yourself, what am I going to
: do/how am I going to survive in such a pinch?
n*g
11 楼
is that same meaning as "实在不行”?
s*6
12 楼
Learned a new phrase today. Thanks.
Can anyone give an example?
Can anyone give an example?
s*6
14 楼
So, 我得凑和着想个例子? Is that so?
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