HyperDic: desperate_straits

English > 1 sense of the expression desperate straits:
NOUNstatedesperate straits, dire straitsa state of extreme / extreme distress
English > desperate straits: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA state of extreme / extreme distress.
Synonymdire straits
Broaderpass, strait, straitsA bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

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