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你如果没有思想准备，事到临头就会抓瞎。

If you don't anticipate what may happen, you'll find yourself at a loss when something crops up. → 事到临头

灾祸临头。

A great disaster is befalling (or imminent). → 灾祸

大难临头 → 临

大难临头 → 难

劫难临头 → 劫难

大难临头 → 临头

事到临头还不快想法子！ → 临头

an impending disaster

临头的灾难 → impend

We seemed to be heading for disaster until Jack saved the day.

就在我们马上就要大难临头的时候，杰克挽救了局势。