be in dire straits

To be in a very bleak or grim situation. All of those recent layoffs indicate that the company is in dire straits. I was in dire straits there for a while, but I'm feeling much better after my hospital stay.

See also: dire, strait

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

dire
strait
dire straits, in
in dire straits
think inside the box
thinking inside the box
pawn
in pawn
in pop
in the cart

References in classic literature

And if we are able thus to attack an inferior force with a superior one, our opponents will be in dire straits.

Art of War

词组	be in dire straits
释义	be in dire straits be in dire straits To be in a very bleak or grim situation. All of those recent layoffs indicate that the company is in dire straits. I was in dire straits there for a while, but I'm feeling much better after my hospital stay. See also: dire, strait Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: dire strait dire straits, in in dire straits think inside the box thinking inside the box pawn in pawn in pop in the cart References in classic literature And if we are able thus to attack an inferior force with a superior one, our opponents will be in dire straits. Art of War
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