no room at the inn

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

no room at the inn

  1. (baseball, used by play-by-play announcers) A situation in which an ineffective pitcher is pitching with the bases loaded.
    The pitcher is struggling to throw strikes but there's no room at the inn.
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