להוציא את העגלה מהבוץ בו שקע

English translation: He could not extricate it from the financial problems in which it was mired

04:47 Oct 7, 2020
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Hebrew term or phrase: להוציא את העגלה מהבוץ בו שקע
כשמדובר בקשיים כלכלים, הוא לא הצליח להוציא את העגלה מהבוץ בו שקע
shmoopy
English translation:He could not extricate it from the financial problems in which it was mired
Explanation:
No doubt this could be expressed at least a dozen ways. This is just one other example.
Selected response from:

Arthur Livingstone
Israel
Local time: 13:37
Grading comment
thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3(the business) was so heavily bogged down, he was unable to get it back on track/course
REUVEN COHEN
3He could not extricate it from the financial problems in which it was mired
Arthur Livingstone


  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(the business) was so heavily bogged down, he was unable to get it back on track/course


Explanation:
Bogged down is the relevant term I believe or literally "stuck in the mud"
To get something back on track/course is to solve the problem.

REUVEN COHEN
Israel
Local time: 13:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
He could not extricate it from the financial problems in which it was mired


Explanation:
No doubt this could be expressed at least a dozen ways. This is just one other example.

Arthur Livingstone
Israel
Local time: 13:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
thanks!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search