dire straits

Definition of Dire Straits in English :

1. desperate straits, dire straits

a state of extreme distress

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dire Straits

to be in a position of acute difficulty

The company's closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.

If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.

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