expression, noun
trapped with no way out; rat in a bag
Idiomatic expression describing a situation where someone is cornered or has no escape. The literal image is a rat trapped in a bag.
警察に囲まれて、犯人は袋のネズミだった。
Surrounded by the police, the criminal was like a rat in a bag.
出口をふさがれて、私たちは袋
With the exit blocked, we're trapped like rats in a bag.