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be in a tight corner
idiom
to be in a difficult situation处境艰难，处于困境（或绝境）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Experiencing difficulties
be
be (caught) between a rock and a hard placeidiom
be climbing the wallsidiom
be for the high jumpidiom
be/come up against a brick wallidiom
flounder
frying pan
fumble
fun
go through a bad/difficult/rough/sticky patchidiom
jungle
leg
on a razor edgeidiom
out of the frying pan into the fireidiom
pickle
pressed
prob
rocky
sticky
strand
And she did not want any, except sometimes, when she was in a tight corner, and when ten shillings would have saved her much worry.
As you know very well, we're in a tight corner.
This was, of course, dangerous, for we were in full view of the enemy, but it was becoming more and more evident that we were in a tight corner.
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