in a bind
Meaning
in a bind
(idiomatic) In a difficult situation, usually of one's own making; having a dilemma; faced with a problem or a set of problems for which there is no easy solution.
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Examples
And one guy, I said, ‘Listen, I’m in a bind here.
“As a captain, as a player on this team you appreciate that you are not put in a bind and you don’t have to choose between, ‘Am I putting myself in danger’ or whatever the case my be?
But if campuses close and shift fully to online learning due to a spike in the number of coronavirus infections, which many states are experiencing now, international students could be caught in a bind.
But once the megaherbivores died off, the fruit was in a bind.
All of these resources are great when you're in a bind and you do need a corner cabinet that's four foot six inches tall—something that's very obscure—and they can be great leads.
He’s hardly ever out of position and possesses rare makeup speed when he is caught in a bind.