JLPT N3Idioms

首が回らない

Meaning
借金などで経済的に苦しい状況にある
Explanation
「首が回らない」 means that, due to a lot of debt or the like, managing money is difficult. Note that it differs in meaning from 「目が回る」, which expresses being very busy. It does not mean that one's neck literally cannot move.
Original Japanese explanation

「首が回らない」は、借金などが多くて、お金のやりくりが苦しいという意味です。とても忙しいことを表す「目が回る」とは意味が違うので注意しましょう。本当に首が動かないことではありません。

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