Смысл: situation

situation[͵sıtʃʋʹeıʃ(ə)n]
n
<Í> 1. 1) ситуация, обстановка, положение (дел)
financial [international, strategical] situation - финансовое [международное, стратегическое] положение
ice situation - метеор. ледовая обстановка
price situation - эк. уровень цен
the situation at the front - положение на фронте
situation map - воен. карта обстановки
let me know how the situation stands - дайте мне знать, как обстоят дела
2) состояние, положение
(to be) in an awkward [in a dangerous] situation - (находиться) в неловком [в опасном] положении
to barge /to plunge/ into an unpleasant situation - разг. влипнуть в неприятную историю
3) лит. момент, сцена; ситуация
dramatic [tense, strong] situation - драматический [наряжённый, острый] момент
the drama [the novel] is full of exciting [thrilling] situations - драма [роман] изобилует захватывающими [волнующими] эпизодами /сценами/
2. 1) место, служба, работа
the situation of a servant [of a stenographer] - место слуги [стенографистки]
to find a situation - найти место /работу, службу/; устроиться на место /на работу, на службу/
in one's former situation - на месте прежней службы /работы/
2) социальное положение
(one's) subordinate situation - (чьё-л.) подчинённое /зависимое/ положение
3. местность
the farm stands in a fine situation - ферма расположена в прекрасной местности
the place [the resort] is unrivalled for its situation - место [курорт] славится природными условиями
a pleasant [a remote] situation - приятное [заброшенное /удалённое/] место
4. местоположение, расположение
the situation of a house [of a city] - местоположение дома [города]
commanding [insular] situation - господствующее [островное] положение
5. разг. одно из трёх первых мест (на скачках)

catch 22 situation Идиома

save the day/situation

bring about victory or success，esp．when defeat is likely 反败为胜；转危为安
The forest fire was nearly out of control when suddenly it rained heavily and saved the day．森林火灾几乎无法控制，但一场瓢泼大雨，把它浇灭了。
They were ready to retreat，but re inforcements arrived in time and saved the situation．他们正准备撤退时，增援部队及时赶到，一下扭转了局势。

save the situation

no-win situation

Idiom(s): no-win situation

Theme: IMPOSSIBILITY

a situation where there is no correct or satisfactory solution.
• The general was too weak to fight and too proud to surrender. It was a no-win situation.
• The huge dog my father gave us as a gift eats too much. If we get rid of the dog, my father will be insulted. If we keep it, we will go broke buying food for it. This is a classic no-win situation.

a them and us situation

when you (us) are opposed to "them": "The atmosphere between the two departments is terrible. There's a real them and us situation."

situation

situation
see no-win situation.

Catch-22

1. A problem, task, situation, or advance of activity in which the aftereffect or band-aid one desires is abnormally difficult or absurd to accomplish due to contradictory, illogical, or abstruse rules, regulations, or conditions. The appellation comes from the appellation of the 1961 atypical by Joseph Heller, in which a fighter pilot attempts to abstain added action missions beneath a statute advertence that any pilot who agreeably continues to fly missions is insane. However, he is baffled by the advertisement that if a pilot requests to stop flying, he proves his acumen by assuming a affair for his own safety. The company's cost-reduction plan is a Catch-22—they charge to lay off bisected the agents to accumulate the aggregation open, but with so few people, we won't be able to complete all the assignment that's bare to acquire abundant revenue.2. Any illogical, contradictory, or abstruse aphorism or regulation, abnormally one that makes a adapted aftereffect or band-aid impossible. The bank's defalcation action is a Catch-22 for those aggravating to get out of poverty, as it accuse you college fees for accepting beneath money in your account.

a catch-22 situation

a bind or adversity from which there is no escape because of mutually adverse or abased conditions. The archetypal account of this bearings is in Joseph Heller 's atypical Catch-22 ( 1961 ), from which the announcement is taken: ‘Orr would be crazy to fly added missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to fly them. if he flew them he was crazy and didn't accept to; but if he didn't appetite to he was sane and had to.’ 1997 New Scientist It's a catch-22 situation: you cannot get the job after accepting the accordant acquaintance and you cannot get the acquaintance after accepting aboriginal done the job. Learn more: situation

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More Idioms/Phrases

situation sixty size skate a can of corn a can of whoop-ass a can of worms a candidate for a pair of wings a capful of wind a Captain Cook a captain of industry a carbon copy a card up (one's) sleeve a card-carrying member (of something) a case in point a case of (something) a case of mistaken identity a case of the blind leading the blind a cash cow a cash flow problem a cat can look at a king a cat has nine lives a cat in gloves catches no mice a cat may look at a king a cat nap a cat on a hot tin roof a Catch 22 a catch to (something) a catch to it a catch-22 situation a cattle market a chain is no stronger than its weakest link a chain is only as strong as its weakest link a chance in a million a change in (one's) stripes a change is as good as a rest a change of heart a change of pace a change of scene a change of scenery a change of tack a chapter of accidents a cheap shot a cheap skate a chicken and egg situation/problem a chicken in every pot a chicken-and-egg problem a chicken-and-egg situation a chill pill a chill runs/goes down (one's) spine a chill runs/goes down somebody's spine a chink in somebody's armour a chink in someone's armour a chip off the old block a chip on (one's) shoulder