knibe

sg - kníben

затрудне́ние с, тяжёлое положе́ние

kómme i kníbe — попа́сть в беду́

vǽre i kníbe — быть в затрудне́нии

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fix, nip, pickle, predicament, scrape

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I. (en -r):

[i knibe] in difficulties,

T in a (tight) spot, in a fix;

[komme i knibe] be put on the spot, get into a fix.

II. vb (kneb, knebet) pinch, nip,

(klemme) squeeze;

(spare) pinch, economize;

(i kortspil) finesse;

[når det kniber] at a pinch;

[det kneb!] that was a near thing (el. a close shave);

[det kniber for ham] he is in a fix,

(økonomisk) he is hard up;

[det kniber for ham at] he has (some) difficulty in -ing;

[det kneb for mig at løfte den] it was all I could do to lift it;

[knibe en i armen] pinch somebody's arm;

[det kniber med frugt] fruit is scarce;

[knibe på] be sparing of;

[knibe munden sammen] tighten one's lips;

[knibe øjnene sammen] screw up one's eyes;

[knibe sig igennem] squeeze through,

(fig) scrape through;

[knibe ud]

(luske af) sneak away;

[knibe ud, knibe udenom]

(fig: prøve at komme ud af det) back out,

T cop out,

(fx spørgsmål) avoid (el. T dodge) the issue.