in a spot

In a challenging or problematic situation; in a predicament. I'm in a spot here—I need to be at a job interview in an hour, and my car won't start.

*in a (tight) spot

Fig. caught in a problem; in a jam. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~. See also in a bind and the examples.) Look, John, I'm in a tight spot. Can you lend me twenty dollars? I'm in a spot too. I need $300.

词组	in a spot
释义	in a spot in a spot In a challenging or problematic situation; in a predicament. I'm in a spot here—I need to be at a job interview in an hour, and my car won't start. See also: spot Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in a (tight) spot Fig.* caught in a problem; in a jam. (Typically: be ~; get [into]* ~. See also in a bind and the examples.) Look, John, I'm in a tight spot. Can you lend me twenty dollars? I'm in a spot too. I need $300. See also: spot McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: in a bad spot get into a (tight) spot in a scrape intervene in intervene in (something) intervene with intervene with (someone or something) in a quandary lifeline a tough row to hoe
随便看	be in trouble be in tune be in tune with (someone or something) be in tune with the times be in two minds cut someone in on something cut someone off in their prime cut (someone or something) down to size cut (someone or something) from (something) cut (someone or something) loose cut (someone or something) loose from (something) cut (someone or something) short cut (someone or something) to ribbons cut (someone or something) to (someone or something) cut (someone or something) with (something) cut someone some slack cut someone some slack, to cut someone/something loose cut (someone's) throat cut someone's throat cut (someone) to pieces cut someone to the quick cut (something) down to (something) cut (something) on (something) cut (something) out of (something)