50 Flashcards
a situation where you have to make a difficult decision between two things
facing a dilemma, in a dilemma
be in a difficult situation
to be in a fix
be in a situation that is hard to get out of
to be in a tight corner
be confused/ mixed up
to be in a muddle
things can have a negative impact on you
badly affected
slightly annoying
mildly irritating
extremely annoying
intensely annoying
prevented from continuing as intended
be distrupted
fail because of a lack of support
collapse
have something taken away from you, զրկվել
deprived of
not have (enough of) something
lack
not to do anything, let others act instead
take a back seat
act positively to face and attack the problem
to take the bull by the horns
do/say things that make the situation worse
stir things up
do/say things that calm the situation down
to pour oil on troubled waters
state exactly what my position is
lay my cards on the table
organize ourselves to respond
get our act together
find the true explanation
get to the bottom of things
make them pay attention
sit up and take notice
find out/understand
get a grasp
something that was relatively constant has now changed
the tide has turned
see that a difficult situation may be ending soon
see the light at the end of the tunnel
a situation that has no hope of making progress
come to a dead end
the time at which a situation starts to change in an important way
reached a turning point
made peace/ stopped fighting each other
buried the hatchet
ignored / deliberately forgotten, without solving it
swept under the carpet
