A tight spot/corner informal
Jane does not know what to do whenever she is in a tight spot.
It is you who are putting us in a tight spot.
He put his parents in a tight corner with his debts.
To punish someone or something harshly
To encounter bad luck, or being picked doing something undesirable
Time keeps passing.
To be outperformed or outrun by someone, usually by a very wide margin.
You have to be quicker to finish this task or you will eat other my dust.