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頭あたまを抱かかえる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (1-dan)
Idiomatic
1. to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
I'm at my wits' end over my son's poor grades.
Alt. forms
頭あたまを抱かかえる
96%
頭あたまをかかえる
3%
Kanji used
頭
head
抱
hug
Top 4600
Conjugations...Used in: 2593
Composed of
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
Examples (8 in total)
I put my head in my hands again.
She holds her head and groans.
I'm at my wits' end over my son's poor grades.
Mari put her head in her hands and slumped over the table.
The municipal government is at their wits' end concerning the garbage problem.
He did not know what to do, and held his head in his hands.
If you're holding your head and groaning like that, anyone can tell.
Clutching my head, I pace aimlessly around the small room.