jungle
noun [S] (SITUATION) /ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡl̩/ informalDefinition
› a situation in which it is difficult to succeed because a lot of people are competing against each other: You've got to be determined in this life - it's a jungle out there, kid.Competing and contending (non-sporting)Competing in sportExperiencing difficulties
(Definition of jungle noun (SITUATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be (caught) between a rock and a hard place idiom
- be climbing the walls idiom
- be for the high jump idiom
- be in the soup idiom
- be riding for a fall idiom
- be up against it idiom
- be/come up against a brick wall idiom
- be/get bogged down phrasal verb
- beleaguered adjective
- difficulty noun
- hard-pressed adjective
- have a thin time (of it) idiom
- have fun and games idiom
- have your back to/against the wall idiom
- in a stew idiom
- pressed adjective
- pushed adjective
- rocky road idiom
- stranded adjective
- stuck adjective
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