| 词汇 | in a pickle |
| 释义 | Idiom in a (pretty) pickle Theme: TROUBLE in a mess; in trouble.John has gotten himself into a pickle. He has two dates for the party.Now we are in a pretty pickle. We are out of gas. Idiom in a pickle experiencing a difficult situation.He thinks the media are responsible for his being in such a pickle. Usage notes: often used with a word describing the type of difficulty: They are going to put themselves in a legal pickle. in a pickleIn a troublesome or difficult situation. The adjectives "pretty" and "right" are commonly used before "pickle." Boy, am I in a pickle—I accidentally made plans to meet with two different clients today. We're in a pretty pickle now because the hotel gave our room away. *in a (pretty) pickleFig. in a mess; in trouble. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) John has gotten himself into a pickle. He has two dates for the party. Now we are in a pretty pickle. We are out of gas. in a (real, right, etc.) ˈpickle(informal) in a difficult situation; in a mess: Things are in a real pickle at the moment, I’m afraid. My assistant’s left and I’m completely lost without him!Can you help me? I’m in a bit of a pickle. |
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