Meaning of 進退窮 in Japanese

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Definition of 進退窮

しんたい(shintai) 【進退】

しんたいきわまる(shintaikiwamaru) 【進退窮まる ·進退きわまる】

(exp, v5r) to be at a loss; to be in a corner
家主に家賃を払えば、食物を買う金がなくなる。進退きわまったというところだ。
If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.