Desperate straits
Desperate straits noun - A state of extreme distress.
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Strait and desperate straits are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strait" instead a noun phrase "Desperate straits".
Strait
Strait noun - A narrow body of water between two land masses.
Desperate straits and strait are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Desperate straits" with "Strait", this terms are similar.
Nearby Word: straiten
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- extremity and desperate straits
- extremity and strait
- trouble and desperate straits
- trouble and strait
- pass and desperate straits
- pass and strait
- jam and desperate straits
- jam and strait
- distress and desperate straits
- distress and strait
- fix and desperate straits
- fix and strait
- predicament and desperate straits
- predicament and strait
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