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| Russian | English |
| безнадёжная ситуация | catch-22 (Val_Ships) |
| безнадёжное дело | loser case (Taras) |
| безнадёжное положение | impasse (we've reached an impasse in the negotiations) |
| у него безнадёжное положение | it's gone goose with |
| оказаться в безнадёжном положении | find oneself down and out (Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, ex porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living... Taras) |
| почти безнадёжная попытка | long shot (I hope to double my profits, but I know that's a long shot. Val_Ships) |