| 单词 | a tight squeeze |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa tight squeeze 9. Difficult to deal with or manage; hard, severe, ‘tough’, ‘stiff’; esp. in a tight place, a tight corner, a tight squeeze, etc., a position of difficulty. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [adjective] arvethc885 uneathOE arvethlichc1000 evilc1175 hardc1175 deara1225 derfa1225 illc1330 wickeda1375 uneasy1398 difficul?a1450 difficile?1473 difficulta1527 unready1535 craggy1582 spiny1604 tough1619 uphill1622 shrewda1626 spinousa1638 scabrous1646 spinose1660 rugged1663 cranka1745 tight1764 thraward1818 nasty1828 upstream1847 awkward1860 pricklyc1862 bristling1871 sticky1871 rocky1873 dodgy1898 challengeful1927 solid1943 ball-busting1944 challenging1975 1764 S. Foote Mayor of Garret ii. 35 Is Lady Barbara's work pretty tight? 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 10 This question of yours is a tight one. 1852 Townshend of Ohio in House Representatives 23 June I felt myself in a tight spot. 1855 T. C. Haliburton Nature & Human Nature II. iv. 121 It's a tight squeeze sometimes to scrouge between a lie and a truth in business. 1864 Daily Tel. 26 Sept. When they find they are getting into a tight place—to borrow an Americanism—[they] gather up their gold, and run off. 1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 80 We were subjected to a very tight examination; for the prize was one of considerable value. 1891 Daily News 14 Nov. 2/3 [It] would suffice to drive the Bears of Russian stock into a tight corner. < as lemmas |
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