独木难支

Explanation: Could not support a tall wooden house. Metaphor of a person's strength of weak, unable to maintain the overall situation. 　　Usage: Verb type; as the predicate attribute, clause; metaphor personal strength thin 　　Source: Southern Song Liu Yiqing, "Shi": "La flute from the For bad, can not support a wood." 　　Examples: To think Cihen repeatedly reported, for ~, can not move forward; this special leave this to the soldiers, generals, meritorious service for the court, the next to report Tianlun Siyuan. ★ Ming Xu Zhonglin "Gods," the ninety-third back Thesaurus:  eclipse, overshadow, One man, no man., Dwarf colour, Dwarf overshadow, the moon is not seen where the sun shines, Dwarfs