in a pinch

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

(idiomatic) In an urgent or difficult situation; when no other solution is available.
It's not a great fashion statement, but in a pinch a large trash bag will keep you dry.

Synonyms

(in a difficult situation): when push comes to shove, when the chips are down, when the gloves come off
at a pinch

Descendants

Japanese: ピンチ (pinchi)

Translations

in a difficult situation

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 在緊要關頭, 在紧要关头 (zài jǐnyào guāntóu)
Finnish: pinteessä
French: à la rigueur (fr), à la limite (fr)
German: im Notfall
Italian: please add this translation if you can

Japanese: いざと言う時に (いざというときに, iza toyū toki-ni)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Polish: w opałach
Portuguese: em (pt) caso (pt) de (pt) emergência (pt)
Russian: в тру́дную мину́ту (v trúdnuju minútu), в слу́чае нужды́ (v slúčaje nuždý), в кра́йнем слу́чае (v krájnem slúčaje)
Spanish: en un apuro

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