押おし詰つめる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

cram in; pack tightly

Physical action of stuffing something into a container or space until it is full.

• スーツケースに服ふくを押おし詰つめた。

  I crammed clothes into the suitcase.

• 箱はこに本ほんを押おし詰つめて、ふたを閉しめた。

  I packed the books tightly into the box and closed the lid.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

corner; push to the edge

Figurative use: to pressure someone into a difficult position with no escape. Often used in the passive form 押し詰められる.

• 彼かれは追つい及きゅうされて、ついに押おし詰つめられた。

  He was pressed hard and finally cornered.

• 質しつ問もん攻ぜめで相あい手てを押おし詰つめる。

  Corner the opponent with a barrage of questions.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

sum up; put in a nutshell; condense

To express something concisely; to boil down an idea or story to its essence.

• 要よう点てんを押おし詰つめて言いうと、計けい画かくは失しっ敗ぱいだった。

  To sum up the main point, the plan was a failure.

• 長ながい話はなしを一ひと言ことに押おし詰つめるのは難むずかしい。

  It's hard to condense a long story into a single phrase.