in dire straits
idiom
: in a very bad or difficult situation
With its best player out of the game, the team found itself in dire straits.
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But Iran is in dire straits, and the supreme leader can ignore the facts for only so long.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
And Germany, Europe’s biggest auto market, is in dire straits.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
In October 1843, Charles Dickens was in dire straits.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Dec. 2024
He’s intrigued, and, knowing Ruth is in dire straits, asks her to come aboard.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
And Germany, Europe’s biggest auto market, is in dire straits.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
In October 1843, Charles Dickens was in dire straits.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Dec. 2024
He’s intrigued, and, knowing Ruth is in dire straits, asks her to come aboard.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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“In dire straits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20dire%20straits. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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