What are your options going forward?

When speaking in a language you are fluent in, there are phrases that we use that are tricky to learn for second language learners.These are often idioms or turns of phrase.

Can you guess this one? Try to use it in your conversation to improve your linguistic fluency.

Let's try a Japanese quiz!

A：今回のプロジェクト、進展がなくて困っているんだよ。（　　）手がない感じだ。

B: そうなの？何か問題があるの？

A: I'm having a hard time with the recent project. There's no progress, and it feels like I have no options.

B: Is that so? Is there any specific issue?

＊進展（しんてん）　progress

Choose the correct word to fit into the missing space ( 　　　).

Select the answer from choices 1～ 4 below.

①　打つ
②　たたく
③　上げる
④　下げる

答えは・・・The answer is・・・

①　打つ

◆ Today's expression

打つ手がない（うつてがない）

"I'm out of options."

"打つ手がない" refers to a difficult situation where there are limited options for solutions.

◆ Example Sentence

このウイルスに関しては、現代の医学では打つ手がありません。

As for this virus, there is no way to beat it with modern medicine.

*現代（げんだい）の医学（いがく）　modern medicine.