[词语]on one's beam-ends
[含义]处于险境;一筹莫展;经济十分窘迫
[趣释]【物事喻指】船舶的横梁(beams)支撑着甲板,连接两舷。在风平浪静时,船梁是平衡的。如遇狂风巨浪倾斜时,横梁一端朝上,一端朝下,(试读)...