HyperDic: dire_straits

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

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