in a hole

1. see in a bind.

Example Sentences

Democrats are in a hole, and the retaliatory gerrymander of California only gets them a couple of rungs up the ladder.

From Salon

Really for the first time on tour, they were deep in a hole.

From BBC

“As I said the words I fell in a hole. The women got me by my shoulders to pull me up. But my feet were on something hard, I was still standing.”

From BBC

He showed them some shrubbery and Mary, who went to look, "fell in a hole".

From BBC

German Zverev, the highest-ranked casualty in the men's draw so far after a five-set loss to the 72nd-ranked Arthur Rinderknech, also spoke openly about finding himself "in a hole", saying he felt "very alone" out on the court and has struggled mentally since losing the Australian Open final to Jannik Sinner in January.

From BBC