A tight spot/corner In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a tight spot/corner", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Skylar Chau calendar 2020-08-03 06:08

Meaning of A tight spot/corner

Synonyms:

In a Pickle , be in hot water , in Dutch

A tight spot/corner informal

If you are in a tight spot/corner, you are in a situation that is awkward or difficult to escape.

Jane does not know what to do whenever she is in a tight spot.

It is you who are putting us in a tight spot.

He put his parents in a tight corner with his debts.

Other phrases about:

To lower the boom (on someone or something)

To punish someone or something harshly 

draw the short straw

To encounter bad luck, or being picked doing something undesirable

time marches on

Time keeps passing.

soften/cushion the blow
To make a difficult experience less serious; to make the situation better
The author of your own misfortune
to be blamed because of one's own problem

Grammar and Usage of A tight spot/corner

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in rare form

1. Doing something extremely well

2. Behaving in an extreme or remarkable manner

 

Example:

1. Holly was in rare form during her speech, so she got the first prize in the competition last night.

2. Corrine: I'm going to buy Christmas presents for everybody. Do you want to go with me?

   Laura: Oh...My kids are in rare form today, so I cannot go with you. Sorry!

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