事到临头

事到临头的英文翻译

基本释义

• at the last moment
• when the situation becomes critical

参考释义

事到临头 [shì dào lín tóu]

• - when things come to a head; when the situation becomes critical; at the last moment:

  If you don't anticipate what may happen, you'll find yourself at a loss when sth. crops up. 你如果没有思想准备，事到临头就会抓瞎。

事到临头的用法和样例：

例句

1. 他事到临头却退缩了。
   He got cold feet at the last minute.
2. 我是说过要去的，但事到临头却不得不改变了主意。
   I said I would go, but had to cry off at the last moment.