捉襟見肘

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet

to clutch / to grab / to capture

lapel / overlap of Chinese gown / fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) / to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

to appear / also written 現|现[xian4]

elbow / pork shoulder