| 单词 | to get into a jackpot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get into a jackpot 2. North American colloquial. A difficult or awkward situation; a dilemma, a predicament, a mess. Frequently in to get into a jackpot.Earliest as part of an extended metaphor with reference to the difficulty of extricating oneself from a jackpot game at poker. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > predicament or straits needfulnessc1350 kankedortc1374 pressc1375 needfultya1382 briguec1400 brikec1400 plightc1400 taking?c1425 partyc1440 distrait1477 brakea1529 hot water1537 strait1544 extremes1547 pickle1562 praemunire1595 lock1598 angustiae1653 difficulty1667 scrape1709 premune1758 hole1760 Queer Street1811 warm water1813 strift1815 fix1816 plisky1818 snapper1818 amplush1827 false position1830 bind1851 jackpot1887 tight1896 squeeze1905 jam1914 1887 G. H. Devol Forty Years Gambler on Mississippi 117 We devoted ourselves to studying how to get out of the ‘jack-pot’ we had got into, without losing our stake. 1894 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gaz. 10 Feb. 4/1 If Frank Jackson doesn't make his appointments pretty soon, he will get himself into a jackpot that it will take lots of grief to crack. 1933 Van Nuys (Calif.) News 9 Oct. 1/4 (headline) Caught in real jackpot on purchase of fire station site, say city councilmen. 1959 Maclean's 4 July 34/3 Canada House receives SOS messages from ‘distressed Canadians’, the official designation for those who get themselves into various jackpots. 1991 D. Simon Homicide 112 Uniforms..who might be trying to keep out of a jackpot or cut deals for themselves. < as lemmas |
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