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[ adjective ] caught in a difficult or dangerous situation

Examples

"there I was back on the hook"

Used in print

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

Eileen got_to dancing , just a_little tiny dancing step to a hummed tune that you could hardly notice , and trying to pick_up strange men , but each time I was ready to say to_hell_with_it and walk_out she 'd pull herself together and talk so understandingly in that sweet husky voice about the good times and the happiness we 'd had together and there I was back on_the_hook .

Related terms

dangerous

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