be in a tight place meaning in English
处境困难, 陷入困境
Examples
- Moreau would have been a prisoner if suvorovs hands had been free , but his hands were tied by the hofsskriegswurstschnappsrath ; the devil himself would have been in a tight place
假如苏沃洛夫有权在握，莫罗该当俘虏了，不过他受制于军事参议院。他倒霉透了，鬼都讨厌他。 - I says to myself , i reckon a body that ups and tells the truth when he is in a tight place is taking considerable many resks , though i ain t had no experience , and can t say for certain ; but it looks so to me , anyway ; and yet here s a case where i m blest if it don t look to me like the truth is better and actuly safer than a lie
我跟我自己说，当一个人处境艰难的时候，要能站立起来，把真相给说出来，那是要冒风险的。我虽然还没有经验，不能说得十分肯定，不过依我看，事情是这么样的。可是，眼前这件事，我总以为说实话要比撒谎好得多，也保险得多。