be in a pickle

slang To be in a troublesome situation. The adjectives "pretty" and "right" are commonly used before "pickle." Boy, am I in a pickle—I accidentally made plans with two different men tonight! We're in a pretty pickle now because the hotel gave our room away!

be in a (pretty/right) pickle

(old-fashioned, informal)

to be in a difficult situation If you run out of money in the middle of your stay you'll be in a right pickle.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Stanislava	stah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Gumarich	-	Ancient Germanic
Nicolaus	NEE-ko-lows (German)	German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ballantine	['bæləntain]
Zev	-	Hebrew
Pipra	PEE-prah	Esperanto