"tight spot" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1992 October 21, Murray Chass, “Jays Squeeze Out of Tight Spot Into a 2-1 Lead”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
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          "ref": "1997 August 14, Steven Greenhouse, “Pension Plan Puts Teamsters' Chief in Tight Spot”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "The company's proposal has placed Mr. Carey in a tight spot in the strike by 185,000 United Parcel workers.",
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        "A difficult position."
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        "(idiomatic) A difficult position."
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          "word": "difficult situation"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a difficult position",
          "word": "tiukka paikka"
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          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "a difficult position",
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "a difficult position",
          "word": "w trudnej sytuacji"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a difficult position",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "saia justa"
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tight, spot."
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          "ref": "1997 August 14, Steven Greenhouse, “Pension Plan Puts Teamsters' Chief in Tight Spot”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "The company's proposal has placed Mr. Carey in a tight spot in the strike by 185,000 United Parcel workers.",
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        "A difficult position."
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        "(idiomatic) A difficult position."
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a difficult position",
      "word": "tiukka paikka"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a difficult position",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "artum"
    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a difficult position",
      "word": "w trudnej sytuacji"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a difficult position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "saia justa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tight spot"
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