Idiom
tight spot
Meaning
A difficult position.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am in a tight spot and need your help.”
“After losing his wallet in a foreign city, he found himself in a very tight spot.”
“The sudden collapse of the market left the investors in a tight spot, forcing them to liquidate their assets to cover the mounting losses.”
Examples
simple
“I am in a tight spot and need your help.”
contextual
“After losing his wallet in a foreign city, he found himself in a very tight spot.”
complex
“The sudden collapse of the market left the investors in a tight spot, forcing them to liquidate their assets to cover the mounting losses.”
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