no room at the inn in English

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  "etymology_text": "From the Biblical story of the birth of Jesus (Luke 2).",
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        "(baseball, used by play-by-play announcers) A situation in which an ineffective pitcher is pitching with the bases loaded."
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"no room at the inn" meaning in English

Noun