in a pickle

*in a (pretty) pickle

Fig. 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 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
EliÁN	-	Various
Lucius	LOO:-ki-uws (Ancient Roman), LOO-shəs (English), LOO-see-əs (English)	Ancient Roman, Biblical, English
Vincenza	veen-CHEN-tsah	Italian
Genoveva	he-no-VE-vah (Spanish), zhə-noo-VE-və (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Grace	[greis]
FrÉDÉRique	fre-de-REEK	French