tight spot

Idioms and Phrases

see under in a bind .

Example Sentences

The U.S. economy is in a tight spot, where the hope is that it remains strong enough to stay out of a recession but not so strong that it worsens the already stalled progress on inflation.

From Seattle Times

Jordan Garrick did well to get the ball out from under his feet, in a tight spot, but he gets a shot off and slides the ball past the Crewe keeper Tom Booth.

From BBC

The Cougars now do not have an athletic director to hire a men’s basketball coach, which puts the program in a tight spot.

From Seattle Times

“I don’t think selective prosecution comes up often. There are very few people who can pass the laugh test on claiming that. I think they have her locked in a pretty tight spot—if she were a normal judge.”

From Salon

If this amendment passed, some ministers would be in a tight spot.

From BBC

Related Words

• barrier
• bug
• crunch
• difficulty
• disadvantage
• drawback
• glitch
• hitch
• holdup
• hurdle
• impediment
• inconvenience
• obstacle
• stumbling block