Definition of お手上げ (おてあげ)

noun
being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
Other readings:
お手あげ【おてあげ】
御手上げ【おてあげ】
Related Kanji
hand
above, up
honorable, manipulate, govern
Example sentences(showing 4 results)

This problem baffles me

Everything's a little crazy right now

I'm at a complete loss

ほんとう
本当に
I'm really up a tree