He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job

We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt

The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease

A cornered rat will bite a cat

How did he make his living in such poverty

The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection

She got into hot water when her boyfriend called her at work

If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea

Good grief! I had no idea you had been placed in such a tight spot

I didn't know how to express myself

He didn't know how to express himself

A faultless plan is stifling, isn't it

I was at a loss for an answer

Necessity is the mother of invention

I am in a tight place