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取り付く島もないとりつく島もない取りつく島もない取り付く島も無い
とりつくしまもない
1. [exp,adj-i]
▶ left utterly helpless
▶ have no one to turn to
▶ unapproachable
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2662130 取り付く島がない【とりつくしまがない】 1. left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable

Conjugations


History:
6. A 2019-04-30 00:03:40  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
中辞典
  Comments:
It was from GG5, but not great.
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>取り付く島も無い</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -18,0 +22,2 @@
+<gloss>left utterly helpless</gloss>
+<gloss>have no one to turn to</gloss>
5. A* 2019-04-27 09:55:09  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
eijiro says
取り付く島もない
have no one to turn to
be left utterly helpless
not have any way to reach
~に取り付く島もない
wouldn't give ~ the time of day
  Comments:
Is "unapproachabl

Is "unapproachable"  lthe best translation 
here? (and in 取り付く島_が_ない)
4. A 2017-02-05 11:30:38  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
G n-grams:
 取り付く島もない	2355
 とりつく島もない	1808
 とりつくしまもない	 994
 取りつく島もない	 684
  Diff:
@@ -4,3 +3,0 @@
-<k_ele>
-<keb>取りつく島もない</keb>
-</k_ele>
@@ -11,0 +9,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>取りつく島もない</keb>
3. A* 2017-02-05 10:29:07 
  Diff:
@@ -8,0 +9,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>とりつく島もない</keb>
2. A 2011-10-12 11:29:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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