In a pinch
adverb phrase
In an emergency, when hard-pressed, as in This music isn’t what I would have chosen, but it will do in a pinch. This term dates from the late 1400s, when it was put as at a pinch (a usage still current in Britain); pinch alludes to straitened circumstances.
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adjective phrase In a disagreeable situation; in a sad predicament: Today I find myself in a pickle, bind, and jam (1585+)
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[in-uh-par-uh nt, -pair-] /ˌɪn əˈpær ənt, -ˈpɛər-/ adjective 1. not .
- Inappeasable
[in-uh-pee-zuh-buh l] /ˌɪn əˈpi zə bəl/ adjective 1. not appeasable; that cannot be appeased: inappeasable anger.
- Inappellable
/ˌɪnəˈpɛləbəl/ adjective 1. incapable of being appealed against, as a court decision; unchallengeable