hairy situation
hairy situation
slang A stressful or unnerving situation. It's kind of a hairy situation—there's still a lot of tension between them because of the divorce. Look at all that ice on the road! Getting home is going to be a pretty hairy situation.
See also: hairy, situation
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- reality of the situation
- if I was/were in your place
- if I were in your place
- get down to the facts
- take (something) by the throat
- do the business
- be (not) out of the woods
- if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen
- put a good face on (something)
- a bitter pill to swallow