a tough spot
a tough spot
A particularly difficult or awkward situation, especially one that is not easy to get out of. Your brother helped me out of a tough spot when I was out of work a few years back, so I'm more than happy to lend him a hand now. Jeremy's been in more tough spots since he left college than I care to recount. I just don't know what's going to become of that boy if he doesn't clean up his act soon.
See also: spot, tough
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a tight spot
- a tight corner
- be in a tough spot
- in a tough spot
- be in a tight spot
- in a (tight) corner
- in a corner
- in a tight corner
- in a bind
- be in a tight corner