tight spot

collocation in English

meaningsoftightandspot

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withspot.
tight
adjective
adverb
uk
/taɪt/us
/taɪt/
(held or kept together) firmly ...
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spot
noun[C]
uk
/spɒt/us
/spɑːt/
a small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface ...
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(Definition oftightandspotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftight spot

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They are all promise, but no use in atightspot: lexicological sheep in wolves' clothing.
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You're putting us in atightspot.
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Sometimes a stricture, ortightspot, will develop in the esophagus, making it difficult to swallow.
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Lubba is a dependable character, always ready with his flamer in atightspot.
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She puts her parents in atightspotwith her credit card bills.
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The fact is that today the mining industry as a whole is in atightspot, and so is the nation, unless we can get more coal.
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Spatial coherence allows a laser to be focused to atightspot, enabling applications like laser cutting and lithography.
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He made the promise, not because he thought he could deliver on it, but because, as usual, he was in atightspotand wanted to get out of it.
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He is cocky, somewhat selfish, and quite proud of his abilities, though he has more than once gotten into atightspotdue to this.
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He is quite ingenious and does lots of pranks that usually puts him or others in atightspotbut this is seldom his intended purpose.
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Some microcars can be parked perpendicular, where other cars park parallel, or be lifted by hand, like a motor scooter, to get into atightspot.
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