Facing Unpleasantness

He finally realized that he was in a toxic relationship, and he vowed to free himself from that yoke around his neck.

I knew I was batting on a sticky wicket when the boss saw me kissing his daughter at the cinema.

When they heard the thunder, they knew they were in for a stormy evening.

With a hurricane approaching, the residents were advised to batten down the hatches and prepare for the worst.

像个男人, 表现得像个男人

Stop crying over losing your cat and be a man already!

别再为失去你的猫而哭泣了，像个男人一样吧！

It looks like we caught a Tartar when we tried to muscle their store out of the area.

During the war, the soldiers went through hell, facing constant danger and hardship.

After making a costly mistake at work, he found himself in deep water with his superiors.

困境, 窘境

The sudden downpour during the picnic made for a pretty pass, with everyone scrambling for cover.

野餐时突然的倾盆大雨造成了一个困难的局面，每个人都争先恐后地寻找掩护。

After his promotion, he felt the weight of the world on his shoulders as he assumed greater responsibilities at work.

The stress of his demanding job has put years on him; he looks much older than his actual age.

Fundamentalist extremism has been raising its head all around the world over the last couple years.

The bottom line was that I was high and dry.

The Prime Minister was often in the eye of the storm during the debate on whether or not to intervene in Syria.

The staff hardly worked at all under the old management, but they'll soon find out that the party's over.

During the event last week, he had a bad hair day and regretted not scheduling a salon appointment beforehand.

Eventually, he came face-to-face with discrimination again.

Unfortunately, their friendship started to go sour after a series of misunderstandings.