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phrase [PHRASE after verb, PHRASE cl]If you are in a tight spot, you are in a difficult situation. [informal] In a tight spot there is no one I would sooner see than Frank. See full dictionary entry for spotExamples of 'in a tight spot' in a sentencein a tight spot If rules tighten, landlords in a tight spot will struggle to remortgage.Put him in a tight spot and you can almost hear the whirring and clicking of his computational processes.If true, their election win has put them in a tight spot — one that this week they appeared to be trying to manoeuvre out of.So we are talking about a man who knows how to handle himself in a tight spot.It will prove costly because getting a new manager halfway through the season, when you are in a tight spot, is a massive upheaval.His players have to know that, when he makes a big call in a tight spot, they can trust him. |