to be in a difficult situation
to have a problem where there is no immediate answer or solution
to be in an unpleasant situation with no obvious way out
Seeing as the deadline was looming and Grace was yet to round up the project, she realised she was in a pickle.
Alice is definitely in a pickle as she didn’t meet her last month’s sales target.
I hate being in a pickle as it makes be frustrated and stressed.
Amanda’s boss caught her stealing from the till machine and turned her over to the cops. Now, she’s in a pickle.
Pakistan is in a pickle since the America has stopped its funding to fight against the terrorism.
There is no origin for this idiom
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