half nelson
noun [ C ] (also half-nelson) uk/ˌhɑːf ˈnel.sən/ us/ˌhæf ˈnel.sən/
（摔跤时的）半扼颈（从对手背后以一臂穿过腋下反扣其颈背）
a way of holding someone's arm from behind with one of your arms and holding their neck with the same hand, so that it is difficult for them to move, used in wrestling (= a sport in which two people fight and try to throw each other to the ground)
I had one of his arms in a half nelson behind his back. 我用一招半扼颈，把他的一条手臂扭到背后。
（难以逃脱的）困难境地
a bad situation that is difficult to escape from
We need to reform these outdated laws that have the economy in a half-nelson. 我们要改革这些遏制经济发展的过时法律。
- More examples
- She had her opponent's left arm wrapped around the back of her neck in a half nelson.
- It is hard to imagine anyone trying a half-nelson on Mr Hall.
- What to do with a toddler who won't brush his teeth unless his mother has him in a half nelson?
- The banks have put our housing market in a half-nelson.