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| Russian | English |
| быть в трудной ситуации | have a tough row to hoe (If you say that someone has a hard row to hoe or a tough row to hoe, you mean that they are in a difficult situation and have many problems to deal with. george serebryakov) |
| оказаться в трудной ситуации | be up the swanny (также может быть down swanny = хуже некуда, см. сериал After Life, сезон 1 эп. 6, 11:13.: Пример употребления: I have no savings, so if I get fired from my job, I'll be up swanny without a paddle.  thefreedictionary.com Eugenev) |
| призывать на помощь в трудной ситуации | call in the cavalry (обращаться за помощью We’re running into serious trouble with the investigation of this crime. It’s time to call in the cavalry–I’ll contact the crime lab tomorrow. VLZ_58) |