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  • 1Tight Spot — Theatrical release lobby card Directed by Phil Karlson Produced by Lewis J …

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  • 2tight spot — (informal) A dangerous or difficult situation • • • Main Entry: ↑spot …

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  • 3tight spot — index imbroglio, predicament Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4tight spot — noun a difficult position : The companys proposal has placed Mr. Carey in a tight spot in the strike [ …

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  • 5tight spot —    Someone who is in a tight spot is in a very difficult situation.     The recent strike has put the airline company in a tight spot …

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  • 6tight spot — n. a difficulty. □ I’m in sort of a tight spot and wonder if you can help me out. □ Sure, I like helping people out of tight spots as long as it doesn’t cost me any money …

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  • 7tight spot — uncomfortable position, between a rock and a hard place    At the interview Vic was in a tight spot. They asked him, Why were you dismissed from three jobs? …

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  • 8tight spot — a difficult situation They are in a very tight spot since the head salesman quit …

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  • 9(a) tight spot — a tight corner/spot/situation/ phrase a difficult situation She can usually talk her way out of tight corners. Thesaurus: difficult situations and experiencessynonym Main entry …

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  • 10tight spot — Synonyms and related words: bind, clutch, complication, crunch, cubby, cubbyhole, doghouse, embarrassing position, embarrassment, fine how do you do, hell to pay, hobble, hole, hot water, how do you do, imbroglio, jam, mess, mix, morass, parlous… …

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