tight spot


see under in a bind.

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How to use tight spot in a sentence

  • "Well Squire, that is a pretty tight spot, that's sartin," said Guthrie.

    The Frontiersmen | Gustave Aimard
  • He fought himself every waking hour, knowing that he had a weakness of becoming confused in a tight spot.

    Human Error | Raymond F. Jones