内外交困

内外交困 [nèi wài jiāo kùn]

1. ■ be beset with troubles internally and externally; be beset with difficulties [troubles] at home and abroad; be beset with [plagued by] difficulties both inside and outside of the country; be beset with internal and external troubles; be in dire straits at home and abroad; be in trouble at home and abroad; internal and external difficulties; nonplussed both at home and abroad; on the horns of a dilemma in internal and external affairs