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窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさず
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
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いけすかないボスだけど、仕事の悩みを相談したら案外、窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず、てなことになるかもね。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
その大臣は不正取引によって窮地に立ちました。
The minister was in a fix over illegal dealings.