Also, in a box or hole or jam or tight corner or tight spot. In a difficult, threatening, or embarrassing position; also, unable to solve a dilemma.All these colloquial terms allude to places from which one can't easily extricate oneself. The phrase using bind was first recorded in 1851; box, 1865; jam, 1914; tight spot, 1852. eg: He quit without giving notice and now we're really in a bind. Note: In a bind的意思是出于困境，也可以说in a box，in a hole, in a jam, in a tight corner或者in a tight spot，形容人们感到事情难以解决、受到威胁或者左右为难。以上所说的所有表达的大意都是陷于一种无法轻松摆脱的不良境地。bind是最先被使用的，最早记录是1851年，之后1865年出现box，1914出现jam，1852出现tight spot.
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