Which idiom means to be in a bad situation?

To be in deep water To be in a difficult situation which is hard to deal with: “I’ll be in deep water unless I pass that exam.

What is the idiom of to make a situation worse?

phrase. If you say that something makes matters worse, you mean that it makes a difficult situation even more difficult. Don’t let yourself despair; this will only make matters worse. To make matters worse, it started to rain again. See full dictionary entry for matter.

What does the proverb make the best of a bad situation mean?

make the best of a bad situation To deal with and create the best possible outcome of a bad, unfortunate, or unpleasant situation or set of circumstances.

What is it called when you make something better?

make better, better, ameliorate, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, help, raise, revamp, brush up, polish up, perk up, tweak.

What do you say when something good happens?

Language tip of the week: happy because something good has happened

1. glad pleased about something good that has happened:
2. delighted very happy because something good has happened:
3. Grammar note: none of these adjectives is used before a noun with this meaning. This page lists more ways to say ‘happy’.

What is another word for bad experience?

In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for bad experience, like: disappointment, bummer, misfortune, disaster, drag, downer, irritation, annoyance and bad-trip.

How do you describe something getting worse?

Worsen, intensify, aggravate and compound are similar, but exacerbate has the sense of an irritant being added in to make something bad even worse.

How do you say the situation is bad?

synonyms for unpleasant situation

1. bad trip.
2. bum trip.
3. bummer.
4. depressing experience.
5. disaster.
6. downer.
7. drag.
8. raw deal.

What is a word for making a situation better?

Some common synonyms of improve are ameliorate, better, and help. While all these words mean “to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard,” improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad.

What is it called when you’re really good at something?

adept. noun. someone who is very skilled at doing something or who knows a lot about something.