事到臨頭 shì dào lín tóu

when things come to a head (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. when things come to a head (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
到 dào HSK 2
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
臨 lín
to face; to be (just) about to; just before
頭 tóu
head; the top; end