English Explanatory Dictionary

no room at the inn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A situation in which an ineffective pitcher is pitching with the bases loaded.

Word forms

no room at the inn

Etymology

From the Biblical story of the birth of Jesus (Luke 2).

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