お手上げ (Oteage) is a Japanese noun meaning “being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do”.
Meanings
- nounbeing done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; throwing up (one's) hands
Examples
お手上げだ。
I'm at a complete loss!
本当にお手上げだ。
I'm really up a tree.
まったくお手上げだ。
Everything's a little crazy right now.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).