idiominformalto be having orlikelyto haveseriousproblemsordifficulties:陷入(或面临)困境With sevenmembersof theteammissing,Hullare going to be up against it.缺了7名队员,赫尔城队形势严峻。Manyfamiliesare up against it,unabletoaffordevenbasicitems.很多家庭陷入困境,连基本生活用品都买不起。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesExperiencing difficulties
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be (caught) between a rock and a hard placeidiom
be climbing the wallsidiom
be for the high jumpidiom
be/come up against a brick wallidiom
embattled
fall intosomething
flounder
frying pan
fumble
jungle
leg
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not have a leg to stand onidiom
on a razor edgeidiom
out of the frying pan into the fireidiom
pickle
rocky
sticky
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