"BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL"
If you're behind the eight ball, you're in a difficult or dangerous position.
Example: The economic recession has really put our new business behind the eight ball. Nobody's spending money.
Llevando las de perder.
Example sentences:
- Carlo is behind the eight ball now because his final exam is in two days and he still hasn't started studying for it / Carlo está llevando las de perder ahora porque su examen final es en dos días y no ha empezado a estudiar.
- The report is due tomorrow morning, and Nayomi is behind the eight ball because her computer crashed and she can't print it / El reporte se vence mañana por la mañana y Nayomi lleva las de perder porque su computadora se estrelló y no puede imprimir.
Additional examples:
- I'm behind the eight ball again and can't see how to relieve my dilemma.
- John is behind the eight ball because he started writing his term paper far too late.
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