embarrassing+situation
71talk — talk1 W1S1 [to:k US to:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conversation)¦ 2¦(serious subject)¦ 3¦(say words)¦ 4¦(a speech)¦ 5¦(secret information)¦ 6 talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc 7 talk (some) sense into somebody 8 talk to yourself 9 know what you are talking… …
72extricate — ex|tri|cate [ ekstrı,keıt ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to get someone out of a difficult or unpleasant situation: extricate someone/yourself (from something): Pete had managed to extricate himself from a very embarrassing situation. 2. ) to get… …
73spare — spare1 [ sper ] adjective ** 1. ) only before noun a spare object is one that you keep in addition to other similar objects so that it is available if you need it: a spare key/battery/pair of glasses Bring a towel and some spare clothes. 2. )… …
74talk — 1 verb 1 CONVERSATION (I) to say things to someone, especially in a conversation: talk to: Who was that you were talking to at the party? | talk with: Bob was talking with a pretty woman from the fire department. | talk about/of: We were talking… …
75caught with your pants down — If you are caught with your pants down, you are exposed in an embarrassing situation. It can also mean that you were caught unprepared for a situation or an event …
76extricate — UK [ˈekstrɪkeɪt] / US [ˈekstrɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms extricate : present tense I/you/we/they extricate he/she/it extricates present participle extricating past tense extricated past participle extricated formal 1) to get someone out… …
77flee */*/ — UK [fliː] / US [flɪ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms flee : present tense I/you/we/they flee he/she/it flees present participle fleeing past tense fled UK [fled] / US past participle fled a) to escape from a dangerous situation or place …
78subject — I UK [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] / US [ˈsʌbˌdʒekt] noun [countable] Word forms subject : singular subject plural subjects *** 1) an idea, problem, situation etc that you discuss or write about Can we talk about a different subject please? subject of: He s never… …
79scrape — [n] bad or embarrassing situation awkward situation, corner*, difficulty, dilemma, discomfiture, distress, embarrassment, fix*, hole*, jam*, mess*, pickle*, plight, predicament, tight spot*, trouble; concept 674 Ant. resolution, solution scrape… …
80make yourself scarce — phrase to stay away from a particular place in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation Dad’s pretty mad – you’d better make yourself scarce. Thesaurus: absent, lost and unavailablesynonym Main entry: scarce * * * make yourself scarce …
