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box¹	a difficult situation; predicament; dilemma. [1/9 definitions]
dilemma	(informal) any difficult and perplexing situation; predicament. [1/2 definitions]
fix	a difficult or awkward situation; dilemma; predicament. [1/13 definitions]
grasp at a straw	to seek anything, no matter how flimsy, that might save one from a predicament.
grasp at straws	to seek anything, no matter how flimsy, that might save one from a predicament.
hot water	(informal) a troublesome situation; dangerous circumstance; difficulty; predicament (usu. prec. by "in," "into" or the like).
in the same boat	in the same predicament or situation.
jam¹	(informal) a difficulty or embarrassment not easily resolved; trouble or predicament. [1/12 definitions]
pass	state of affairs; predicament. [1/33 definitions]
plight¹	a state or situation, esp. an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament.
scrape	a difficult or embarrassing situation; predicament. [1/13 definitions]

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