in a bind

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“Every one of his O’s can score the ball, and that’s what makes it hard to guard. It doesn’t matter if they can score 30; they can all shoot, they can all dribble, they can all pass, and that puts your defense in a bind.”

From Seattle Times

“It puts your bigs in a bind, because you gotta guard them on the perimeter and handle penetrating players … without fouling,” Ethridge said.

From Seattle Times

The Lopes of Grand Canyon found themselves in a bind Wednesday when they arrived in Denver, but their gear didn’t make it.

From Seattle Times

For the past decade, as the cost of building American mass transit has soared to world records, advocates have found themselves in a bind.

From Slate

Officials portray this strategy as an efficient use of limited law enforcement resources, but it puts the administration in a bind between critics, primarily on the right, who want to see more apprehensions and progressive Democrats who have called for dramatically scaling back the mission of ICE or even eliminating it altogether.

From Seattle Times