in a spot

*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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Praveen	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Kalevi	KAH-le-vee	Finnish
Darshana	-	Indian, Marathi
Burton	BURT-ən	English
Zabel	-	Armenian
ÁSbjÖRn	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic