tight spot
noun1
Idiomatic A difficult position.
- It's been my job for many years and taken me to many places, and into many a tight spot, but, on the railway, you'll always find a comedian in the gang, to raise a laugh and keep you going.1960 April 23, A. W. Bennett, “The Locomotive Shedmaster's Day”, in Railway Magazine, page 284:
- Jays Squeeze Out of Tight Spot Into a 2-1 Lead [title]1992 October 21, Murray Chass, “Jays Squeeze Out of Tight Spot Into a 2-1 Lead”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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- The company's proposal has placed Mr. Carey in a tight spot in the strike by 185,000 United Parcel workers.1997 August 14, Steven Greenhouse, “Pension Plan Puts Teamsters' Chief in Tight Spot”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tight, spot.