a tight corner

a tight corner
(a tight corner (fix, place или squeeze))
тяжёлое или опасное положение, трудность, затруднение; см. тж. a tight spot

...Couperwood, finding himself in a tight place and about to fail, had come to him at his office and demanded that he loan him three hundred thousand dollars more in one lump sum. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. LIII) — ...Каупервуд, очутившись в тяжелом положении, на краю банкротства, явился в казначейство и потребовал, чтобы Стенер ссудил ему единовременно еще триста тысяч долларов.

Ernie: "...it'll be a tight squeeze to make both ends meet." (W. S. Maugham, ‘Sheppey’, act 2) — Эрни: "...нелегко будет свести концы с концами."

‘She's the type who's been in many a tight fix before,’ Ethel West said. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Clue of the Forgotten Murder’, ch. 2) — - Миссис Катей из тех дам, которые и раньше бывали в переделках, - сказал Этел Уэст.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • (a) tight corner — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • a tight corner — ● tight * * * a tight corner (or spot or place) a difficult situation her talent for talking her way out of tight corners …   Useful english dictionary

  • a tight corner — ► a tight corner (or spot) a difficult situation. Main Entry: ↑tight …   English terms dictionary

  • a tight corner (or spot or place) — a difficult situation. → tight …   English new terms dictionary

  • be in a tight corner — be in a tight corner/spot to be in a difficult situation. She had been in tight corners before and had always managed to get out of them …   New idioms dictionary

  • tight corner — tough situation, trouble …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tight — [tīt] adj. [ME, altered (prob. infl. by toght: see TAUT) < thight < OE thight, strong, akin to ON thēttr, Ger dicht, tight, thick < IE base * tenk , to thicken, congeal > MIr tēcht, coagulated] 1. Obs. dense 2. so close or compact in… …   English World dictionary

  • tight — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fixed, closed, or fastened firmly. 2) (of clothes) close fitting. 3) well sealed against something such as water or air. 4) (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack. 5) (of an area or space) allowing little …   English terms dictionary

  • tight — [[t]ta͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ tighter, tightest 1) ADJ GRADED Tight clothes or shoes are rather small and fit closely to your body. She walked off the plane in a miniskirt and tight top... His jeans were too tight. Ant: loose Derived words: tightly ADV… …   English dictionary

  • corner — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)nə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ corners, cornering, cornered 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join. He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the blanket...… …   English dictionary

  • tight — tight1 W3S2 [taıt] adj comparative tighter superlative tightest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(pulled/stretched firmly)¦ 3¦(attached firmly)¦ 4¦(holding something firmly)¦ 5¦(strict)¦ 6¦(little money)¦ 7¦(little time)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English


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