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jmdict 2084650 Active (id: 1973122)
手に負えない手におえない
てにおえない
1. [exp,adj-i]
▶ too much for one to handle
▶ beyond one's capacity
▶ unmanageable
▶ uncontrollable
▶ incorrigible
▶ obstreperous
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2848751 手に負える【てにおえる】 1. to be manageable; to be able to handle

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2018-02-24 00:15:33  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2018-02-21 07:50:36  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5 daij "自分の力ではどうにもならない。" "自分の力では扱いきれ
ない。"
  Comments:
doesn't necessarily mean "totally uncontrollable", the 
nuance is that the speaker can't do it (on their own)
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16,2 @@
-<gloss>spoiled</gloss>
+<gloss>too much for one to handle</gloss>
+<gloss>beyond one's capacity</gloss>
5. A 2016-02-04 07:17:33  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2016-02-01 07:01:16  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
G n-grams:
手に負えない	95449
手におえない	20053
てにおえない	461
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>手におえない</keb>
3. A 2010-11-10 19:36:08  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
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