- behind the eight ball
- phrasal in a highly disadvantageous position
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
behind the eight ball
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behind the eight-ball — {adj. phr.}, {slang} In a difficult position; in trouble. * /Mr. Thompson is an older man, and when he lost his job, he found he was behind the eight ball./ * /Bill can t dance and has no car, so he is behind the eight ball with the girls./… … Dictionary of American idioms
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