tight spot

English

Pronunciation

Audio (AU) (file)

Noun

tight spot (plural tight spots)

(idiomatic) A difficult position.
"The company's proposal has placed Mr. Carey in a tight spot in the strike" - st/fullpage.html?res=9405E2D9173FF937A2575BC0A961958260 New York Times, 1997

"Jays Squeeze Out of Tight Spot Into a 2-1 Lead." - New York Times, 1992
Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see tight,‎ spot.

Translations

a difficult position

Latin: artum n

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.