まな板いたの鯉こい

expression, noun

someone doomed to their fate; fish on a chopping board

Idiomatic expression describing a person who has no choice but to accept their fate, like a carp on a cutting board. Often used in resigned or philosophical contexts.

• 彼かれはまな板いたの鯉こいのように、ただ結けっ果かを待まつしかなかった。

  Like a fish on a chopping board, he had no choice but to wait for the outcome.

• もうまな板いたの鯉こいだ。覚かく悟ごを決きめよう。

  I'm already a carp on the cutting board. Let's prepare for the worst.