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Dire straits   /daɪr streɪts/   Listen
Dire straits

noun
1.
A state of extreme distress.  Synonym: desperate straits.





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"Dire straits" Quotes from Famous Books



... though you are in such dire straits. And I do not intend that you shall go back to London to brood over your misfortune. Keep a stout heart, dear, and something may turn up after all," she added, as they turned and went slowly back over the rustling leaves ...
— The Golden Face - A Great 'Crook' Romance • William Le Queux


Words linked to "Dire straits" :   strait, pass, desperate straits, straits


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