Arms
Straits
Straits noun - A difficult juncture.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Mona de Lafitte, a young, up-and-coming Parisian opera singer, is in dire straits — specifically, the disgustingly-clingy arms of one Shrowdy von Kiefer.
Source: Video Game / A Vampyre Story - Dire Straits' music video for "Money for Nothing" from Brothers in Arms featured some of the first ever CGI animation.
Source: Seinfeld Is Unfunny / Music - The video for Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" from Brothers in Arms famously made use of CGI animation, being the Trope Maker for CGI music videos way back in 1984.
Source: Animated Music Video
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