抜き差しならぬ

Reading

Kana: ぬきさしならぬ

Romaji: nukisashinaranu

Definition

exp

1

sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped

Kanji

抜

Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる

Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

差

Readings: サ、 さ.す、 さ.し

Meanings: distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance