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в безвыходном положении stresses
gen.	stymied (matchin); in chancery; at bay; back-strapped; between the beetle and the block; between the devil and the deep sea; between the upper and the nether millstone; in a cleft stick; like a rat in a hole; between a rock and a hard place (alex); at a dead lift; on a hiding to nothing; with one's back to the wall; nowhere; back strapped; at a dead end (Andrey Truhachev); between the devil and the deep blue sea
Игорь Миг	at the end of one's rope
cliche.	in a bind (Yeldar Azanbayev)
econ.	in the hole
idiom.	on a hiding to nowhere (менее распространённый вариант, чем "on a hiding to nothing" VLZ_58)
inf.	up a tree; stuck (Unless you are absolutely stuck, without any options whatsoever, we don’t recommend using an emergency cat litter. Cat’s do not like drastic change and may resist using whatever method you provide. – Если вы находитесь в совершенно безвыходном положении и не осталось каких-то других вариантов ... litter-boxes.com ART Vancouver); with one's hand in the till
Makarov.	in a hole; on one's beam-ends
nautic.	dead in the water
slang	with one's hand in the till

в безвыходном положении: 101 phrase in 12 subjects

American usage, not spelling	3
Computer games	1
Diplomacy	5
Education	1
Figurative	3
Figure of speech	1
General	43
Idiomatic	8
Informal	6
Makarov	27
Military	2
Slang	1