in too deep
buay tank
have someone by the short hairs
noncoper
uncoping
misfit
over a barrel
up a gum tree
draw into
on the spot
zugzwang
hard nut to crack
in trouble
hard put
tough nut to crack
out of one's league
in a pickle
obstinance
stubbornness
mulishness
obstinacy
gainful
snooker
doghouse
cross-grained
misnegotiate
down bad
trying
resourcefulness
mismeeting
swamp
drop someone in it
bright side
silver lining
dig a hole for oneself
inexplicability
out to get someone
Achilles heel
problematically
tough sledding
trouble
unendurable
lump it
contend
intolerable
unbearable
helplessness
noncoping
situation
recalcitrant
interfere
screwed, blued and tattooed
razor's edge
have the tiger by the tail
sangfroid
victim
have a tiger by the tail
gut-wrenching
chopping block
stymy
tough cookie
maul
stymie
take something in stride
problematicity
ungainly
cantankerous
inadequate
bloody-minded
snookered
recourse
dilemma
acopia
hack
fail
rigour
dyscopia
inexplicableness
in someone's shoes
rigourousness
severity
rigor
hardship
disorganized
troublingly
asperity
hooped
grimness
rigorousness
cannot
unreachable
chancery
severeness
have the wolf by the ear
burdensomeness
difficult
heaviness
out of one's depth
baby