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What is the meaning of “足掻き”?

WordReadingMeaning
足掻きあがきI〔馬などが前足で地面をかくこと〕pawing
II〔もがき苦しむこと〕struggling;〔手足をばたばたさせて〕flailing (about)

I〔馬などが前足で地面をかくこと〕pawing
II〔もがき苦しむこと〕struggling;〔手足をばたばたさせて〕flailing (about)
必死のあがきも空しく彼は力尽きて水中に沈んでいった
His desperate flailing about was futile, and he sank exhausted into the water.
悪あがき
⇒わるあがき(悪足掻き)

足掻きが取れないbe in a fix;be bogged down;be stuck in the mud
彼の事業は資金不足でもはやあがきが取れなくなっている
His enterprise is already in hopeless straits for lack of funds.

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