can find no way out 一筹莫展

“一筹莫展”，汉语成语，形容遇事拿不出一点办法，没有任何进展。一点计策也施展不出，一点办法也想不出来。可以翻译为“can find no way out，be at one's wits' end，或be at a loss”。

例句：

我一连好几个钟头对这件事一筹莫展。

For hours, I was at a complete loss over this matter.

他到了一筹莫展的地步。

He was at the end of his tether.