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.