in a scrape

in a scrape

In a challenging or problematic situation; in a predicament. I'm in a bit of a scrape here—I need to be at a job interview in an hour, and my car won't start.
See also: scrape
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • in a spot
  • in a bad spot
  • get into a (tight) spot
  • scrape
  • intervene in
  • intervene in (something)
  • intervene with
  • intervene with (someone or something)
  • in a quandary
  • a long row to hoe