Situation Idioms
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Meaning: To abandon someone who needs help, leaving them in a difficult or helpless situation.
Example: When the project got complicated, he leave in the lurch his teammates by disappearing for two days. Read more ➺
Meaning: Remaining unnoticed until a problem, danger, or event appears.
Example: The thief was lying in wait behind the fence, ready to strike when the guard moved. Read more ➺
Meaning: To put yourself in a situation where you have no good choices left.
Example: After promising to deliver the project early, she painted herself into a corner and had to work all weekend. Read more ➺
Meaning: Immediate contact or close range, especially physical proximity.
Example: The two wrestlers came into close quarters on the mat, leaving no room to escape. Read more ➺
Meaning: Forced to choose between two equally bad or undesirable options.
Example: She found herself on the horns of a dilemma, unsure whether to follow her heart or her family's wishes. Read more ➺
Meaning: To keep hoping even when the situation seems hopeless.
Example: She waited by the phone, hope against hope that her son would call. Read more ➺
Meaning: To start working correctly or successfully.
Example: After weeks of confusion, the project finally began to fall into place. Read more ➺
Meaning: A very serious or critical point in time.
Example: The grave moment came when the doctors had to decide whether to operate immediately. Read more ➺
Meaning: Facing two dangerous options where avoiding one brings you closer to the other.
Example: The company was between Scylla and Charybdis: raise prices and lose customers, or keep them the same and face bankruptcy. Read more ➺
Meaning: Accepting a situation as it is, even if it's not ideal.
Example: It is what it is, and no amount of arguing will change the canceled flight. Read more ➺
