英语词汇“in a cleft stick”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	in a cleft stick
释义	in a cleft stick phrase [verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE after verb] If you say that a person or organization is in a cleft stick, you mean that they are in a difficult situation which will bring them problems and harm whatever they decide to do. [British] See full dictionary entry for cleft in a cleft stick in British English in a difficult position See full dictionary entry for stick in a cleft stick in a difficult situation which you cannot get out of easily Debbie now finds herself in a cleft stick. If she pays her rent, she won't have anymoney to buy food. Examples of 'in a cleft stick' in a sentence in a cleft stick He was already in a cleft stick, wanting to be in two places at once. St. James, Ian FINAL RESORT (2004) Manor Court Farm is about the only employer that there is in Cordingate, so they've got us all in a cleft stick there. Barnard, Robert POLITICAL SUICIDE (2004)
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in a cleft stick