NichiDict

立ちふさがる

たちふさがる
立ち塞がる立塞がる
[tachifusagaru]

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

Examples

警備員が前に立ち塞がった

A security guard stood in the way.

彼女の前に立ち塞がって、いじめっ子がお金を要求した。

Standing in her way, the bully demanded her money.

新事業には多くの困難が立ち塞がる

Many difficulties stand in the way of a new business.