取とり付つく島しまもない

expression, i-adjective

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

Describes a situation where one finds no support, no one to rely on, or feels completely isolated and unable to get help. Often used when someone is coldly rejected or ignored.

• 彼かれに相そう談だんしようとしたが、取とり付つく島しまもない態たい度どで断ことわられた。

  I tried to consult him, but he refused with an unapproachable attitude, leaving me utterly helpless.

• 知しらない土と地ちで財さい布ふを落おとし、取とり付つく島しまもなかった。

  I lost my wallet in an unfamiliar place and had no one to turn to.