IN A PICKLE

Meaning of IN A PICKLE in English

in a difficult situation, in a jam

When the motor on our boat quit, I knew we were in a pickle.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

IN A PICKLE — ( informal ) in a difficult or unpleasant situation
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IN A PICKLE — {adv. phr.}, {informal} In a quandary; in a difficult situation. * /I was certainly in a pickle when my front …
Slang English vocab
IN A PICKLE — {adv. phr.}, {informal} In a quandary; in a difficult situation. * /I was certainly in a pickle when my front …
Словарь английских идиом
IN A PICKLE — in a difficult situation, in a jam When the motor on our boat quit, I knew we were in a …
English Idioms vocab
IN A PICKLE — adv. phr. , informal In a quandary; in a difficult situation. I was certainly in a pickle when my front …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PICKLE — I. ˈpikəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pekille, probably from Middle Dutch pekel, peekel; perhaps akin to Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PICKLE — (v. t.) To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or …
Английский словарь Webster
PICKLE — ( v. t. ) To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PICKLE — pickle 1 /pik"euhl/ , n. , v. , pickled, pickling . n. 1. a cucumber that has been preserved in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PICKLE — I. ˈpi-kəl noun Etymology: Middle English pykyl, pekill sauce, gravy, from or akin to Middle Dutch peeckel brine Date: 15th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PICKLE — noun ·see picle. 2. pickle ·vt a troublesome child; as, a little pickle. 3. pickle ·vt any article of food …
Webster English vocab
PICKLE — [pick.le] n [ME pekille] (15c) 1: a solution or bath for preserving or cleaning: as a: a brine or vinegar …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PICKLE — I. pick ‧ le 1 /ˈpɪk ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PICKLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often in pl.) food, esp. vegetables, preserved in brine, vinegar, mustard, etc. and used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PICKLE — n. & v. n. 1 a (often in pl.) food, esp. vegetables, preserved in brine, vinegar, mustard, etc. and used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PICKLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often in pl.) food, esp. vegetables, preserved in brine, vinegar, mustard, etc. and used …
Oxford English vocab
PICKLE — ( pickles, pickling, pickled) 1. Pickles are vegetables or fruit, sometimes cut into pieces, which have been kept in vinegar …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PICKLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dill pickle COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN dill ▪ Mr Liebman was cool as …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PICKLE — [noun] - vegetables or fruit which have been preserved in a vinegar sauce or salty watera jar of pickle [U]cheese …
Cambridge English vocab
PICKLE — Synonyms and related words : acid, acidulant, anhydrate, baffle, bafflement, bearings, bewilderment, bind, blast-freeze, booze up, boozify, bother, box, bread-and-butter …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PICKLE — An arch waggish fellow. In pickle, or in the pickling tub; in a salivation. There are rods in brine, or …
Slang English vocab
PICKLE — n. 25B6; noun a jar of pickle : RELISH, chutney, piccalilli. steep the vegetables in pickle : MARINADE, brine, vinegar. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PICKLE — 1. сущ. 1) рассол; уксус для маринада 2) а) обыкн. мн. соленье, маринад, пикули б) соленые или маринованные огурцы 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PICKLE — pickle.ogg _I 1. ʹpık(ə)l n 1. рассол, маринад in pickle - а) в маринаде; б) заготовленное впрок his money is …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PICKLE — 1) декапировать 2) пикель 3) посолочный 4) рассол 5) рассольный • - pickle injector - pickle metal - pickle steel - pickle test
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PICKLE — _I 1. ʹpık(ə)l n 1. рассол, маринад in pickle - а) в маринаде; б) заготовленное впрок his money is now …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PICKLE — 1. сущ. 1) рассол; уксус для маринада 2) а) обыкн. мн. соленье, маринад, пикули б) соленые или маринованные огурцы 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PICKLE — 1. сущ. 1) рассол; уксус для маринада 2) а) обыкн. мн. соленье, маринад, пикули б) соленые или маринованные огурцы 3) неприятное положение; плачевное состояние; сложная …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PICKLE — 1. _n. 1> рассол; уксус для маринада 2> обыкн. _pl. соленье, маринад, пикули; соленые или маринованные огурцы 3> неприятное положение; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PICKLE — 1. n. 1. рассол; уксус для маринада 2. обыкн. pl. соленье, маринад, пикули; соленые или маринованные огурцы 3. неприятное положение; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PICKLE — 1. _n. 1> рассол; уксус для маринада 2> (_обыкн. _pl.) соленье, маринад, пикули; солёные или маринованные огурцы 3> неприятное положение; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PICKLE — n infml 1) I could see no way out of the pickle I was in — Я не видел выхода из той …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PICKLE — n infml 1) I could see no way out of the pickle I was in — Я не видел выхода …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PICKLE — pickle n infml 1. I could see no way out of the pickle I was in Я не видел выхода …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PICKLE — 1) I could see no way out of the pickle I was in — Я не видел выхода из той …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PICKLE — 1. сущ. 1) рассол; уксус для маринада 2) а) обыкн. мн. соленье, маринад, пикули б) соленые или маринованные огурцы 3) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break with the past (= when something is done in a completely different way …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
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TIME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief period/time ▪ He lived there all his life, apart from a brief …
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TAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
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OUT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell rings out (= it rings loudly ) ▪ The bells rang out …
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ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
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OFF — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb explodes/goes off ▪ Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded. ▪ …
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MAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a factory produces/makes sth ▪ The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour. …
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IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
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HAVE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As we have seen ▪ As we have seen in chapter four, women’s …
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GOOD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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GO — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill goes through parliament (= it goes through the process of being made …
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GET — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation worsens/deteriorates/gets worse ▪ Reports from the area suggest the situation has worsened. be …
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FOR — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done ) ▪ …
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DO — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a done deal informal (= something that has been completely agreed ) ▪ …
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BACK — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back window ▪ The burglar had got in through one of the back …
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AT — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird pecks (at) sth (= makes small movements with its head ) ▪ Some …
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AN — indefinite article COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 5 minutes/an hour/20 years etc ago ▪ Her husband died 14 years ago. a …
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PUT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an estimate puts sth at sth ▪ Independent estimates put the number of refugees at …
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PLACE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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NO — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES absolutely no ▪ He has absolutely no experience of marketing. at no extra cost …
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