窮於應付 qióng yú yìng fù

DEFINITIONS

  1. to struggle to cope (with a situation)
  2. to be at one's wits' end

CHARACTERS

窮 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished
於 yú in, at, on; interjection alas!
應 yìng should, ought to, must
付 fù give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust