in dire straights
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Misspelling of in dire straits
Example Sentences
- "Upon his failure to collect the rents of Wrottesley and with all his other estates fully mortgaged, Sir Hugh must have been at this time in dire straights for want of money to enable him to rejoin the King in Flanders and the method he took to extricate himself from his difficulty does credit to his ingenuity, if not to his honesty."
- "The southern republic was in dire straights, one president after another overthrew his predecessor only to be driven out by a more formidable rival, and each had such an insecure hold on power that he dared not risk the displeasure of his country by consenting to a division of the republic's domain."
- "The world's most educated man, lacking fundamental physical abilities like hearing, sight and mobility, is in dire straights to try to profitably use that education."
- "I shall now preach for you the method of salvation, so that all beings in dire straights may leave sadness and suffering, and have their sinful impediments swept wiped way."
- "How is it so many people in your neighborhood are in dire need of food and financial assistance? You frequently toot your own horn about helping a bunch of people out, you adopted a dog who (sadly) later died from some guy who died. Is everyone who lives around you in dire straights?"