倒悬之苦

Explanation: Hung upside down: The Elephant Man is the same upside down. Parable situation extremely difficult. With the "overhang of urgency." 　　Source: "Yuan History Biography barbarians": "Qunsheng worry sigh, Simin waste industry, the poor abandoned child to drag on, the rich vend products and for the military service, hung upside down in the bitter, day upon day." Thesaurus:  on the brink of destruction, Be in sore straits as hanging by the feet The risk