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A difficult situation

A relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar or brine

Liquid used to preserve food or other perishable items

Someone, especially a young child, who is poorly or raggedly dressed

An unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback

A small cucumber, often pickled whole

To preserve food, typically in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution

Soak in or drench with liquid

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Noun

A difficult situation

desperate straits

ticklish situation

tricky situation

fine kettle of fish

pretty kettle of fish

awkward situation

difficult situation

sticky situation

no-win situation

unfortunate situation

problematic situation

tight situation

sorry condition

critical situation

spot of trouble

urgent situation

difficult choice

with nowhere to turn

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

thorn in the flesh

reversal of fortune

fly in the ointment

worst-case scenario

source of trouble

stumbling block

emergency situation

potential crisis

situational problem

damned if you do, damned if you don't

diffict situation

mass of problems

botched situation

troublesome situation

between a rock and a hard place

difficult problem

embarrassing situation

embarrassing problem

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

extreme suffering

complicated situation

state of perplexity

state of uncertainty

delicate situation

stroke of ill luck

negative aspect

teething trouble

matter of contention

point of contention

unforeseen circumstances

difficult position

unpredictable situation

dog's breakfast

troublesome problem

hard nut to crack

complex problem

state of affairs

a bad situation

a sorry condition

a difficult situation

state of things

moment of truth

worst possible outcome

worst that could happen

worst comes to worst

point of no return

unfortunate occurrence

disorganization^US

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

disorganisation^UK

tough nut to crack

tough proposition

knotty question

unsolved problem

sixty-four dollar question

mess and a half

pig's breakfast

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Noun

A relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar or brine

“Nevertheless, the favourite is still good old-fashioned cheese and pickle with more than half of the people asked choosing this filling.”

Noun

Liquid used to preserve food or other perishable items

“Leave the meat in the pickle liquid for three days. Keep the pickling mixture.”

Noun

Someone, especially a young child, who is poorly or raggedly dressed

mischievous child

juvenile delinquent

badly behaved child

mischievous person

good-for-nothing

unprincipled person

enfant terrible

nasty piece of work

snake in the grass

despicable person

agent provocateur

practical joker

unpleasant person

life of the party

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Noun

An unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback

stumbling block

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

negative aspect

stone in one's path

millstone around your neck

undesirable consequences

adverse effects

chink in your armour

bone of contention

small difficulty

stumbling stone

other side of the coin

mountain to climb

holding pattern

something wrong

unpleasant aspect

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

source of trouble

thorn in the flesh

difficult situation

joker in the pack

chink in the armor

putting an end to

putting an stop to

nipping in the bud

teething trouble

piece of bad luck

kick in the teeth

stroke of bad luck

reversal of fortune

undesirable consequence

circumscription

precautionary measure

troublesomeness

preventive measure

protective measure

incommodiousness

pain in the bum

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the neck

psychological baggage

millstone round someone's neck

albatross around one's neck

defensive measures

deterring factor

retarding device

reverse of fortune

whole new ballgame

unfortunate development

unwanted responsibility

millstone round one's neck

line of demarcation

anticipatory measure

lack of success

inopportuneness

source of disruption

bane of one's life

source of vexation

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Noun

Preserve

Noun

A small cucumber, often pickled whole

pickled cucumber

Verb

To preserve food, typically in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution

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“As you recall, when we pickle cherries or watermelon rinds, we add a little sugar.”

Verb

Embalm

Verb

Soak in or drench with liquid

plunge into water

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