in a pickle - idiom meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "in a pickle" idiom?

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Being in a pickle isn't a very pleasant situation to be in.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

In a pickle is used informally.
 
Gradations of trouble (and many more between):

To be in a bit of a pickle
To be in somewhat of a pickle
To be in a pickle
To be in a big pickle
To be in a huge pickle
To be in a gigantic pickle

 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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Two students are talking ...

Georgia: Did you study for the exam?
Frank: I sure did! I stayed up until two o'clock in the morning studying History.
Georgia: I guess you're in a pickle then because today's exam is Geometry.

 

 

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

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Jimmy is standing beside his motorcycle on the side of the road talking on his cell phone:

Jimmy: Mom, I've run out of gas.
Mom: That's too bad son. Why don't you walk to the nearest service station and get some gas?
Jimmy: I don't have a container for gas.
Mom: I'm sure the service station would lend you one.
Jimmy: But I don't have any money.
Mom: I suppose that you're in a bit of a pickle then, aren't you?

 

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"to be in a pickle"

to be in a difficult situation where the solution is unclear or difficult to do

Synonyms: bind, clutch, complex, corner, crisis, difficult, difficulty, dilemma, hardship, headache, hole, imbroglio, impasse, jam, juncture, mess, muddle, perplexity, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, problem, puzzle, quagmire, quandary, rough, scrape, soup, snarl, spot, state, straight, trouble, vicissitude