in the cactus

A difficult situation, often one that is uncomfortable and/or unsettling. Primarily heard in Australia. Oh boy, he's in the cactus now that his girlfriend has seen him kissing another girl!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nikolaas	-	Dutch
Paolino	pow-LEE-no	Italian
RosÁLia	roo-ZA-lyə	Portuguese
Abel	AY-bəl (English), ah-BEL (Spanish), ə-BEL (Portuguese)	English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Pekka	PEK-kah	Finnish
Dagur	-	Icelandic