お手上げ
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Meanings
being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands(literal)
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Example sentences
This problem is too difficult; I've completely given up.
With no evidence and the culprit having fled, even the police were in a hopeless situation.
The system broke down completely, and even the engineer in charge declared they were at a loss.
It is said that even the experienced negotiator was brought to their knees by his stubborn attitude.
Faced with an enormous volume of documents, even the veteran staff members appeared to be at their wit's end.
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