tight spots
tight spots is the plural of tight spot.
Meaning of tight spot
Noun
tight spot (plural tight spots)
- A difficult position.
- It's been my job for many years and taken me to many places, and into many a tight spot, but, on the railway, you'll always find a comedian in the gang, to raise a laugh and keep you going.1960 April, A. W. Bennett, “The Locomotive Shedmaster's Day”, in Railway Magazine, page 284
- Synonyms:
- ass in a sling, bind, bucket of syrup, calvary, cauldron, cross, cross to bear, difficulty, dilemma, dire straits
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tight, spot.
Questions about tight spots
- What is tight spots the plural of?
- Tight spots is the plural of tight spot.
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