In dire straits
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 5In a very bad or difficult situation
मुश्किल में होना
After the floods, many farmers were in dire straits.
Radhika's family helped neighbours who were in dire straits.
Daily use: Naukri chali gayi to wo dire straits mein aa gaya.
Strait यानी दो ज़मीनों के बीच समुद्र का संकरा रास्ता, और dire यानी भयानक। भयानक संकरे रास्ते में फँसा जहाज़ बड़े ख़तरे में है, इसलिए in dire straits यानी बहुत बुरी हालत में।
A strait is a narrow stretch of sea between two lands, and 'dire' means terrible. A ship stuck in a terrible narrow channel is in serious danger, so in dire straits means in a very bad situation.
Answer 'बहुत बुरी स्थिति में' है; spelling पर ध्यान दीजिए: 'straits' (संकरे रास्ते), 'straights' नहीं।
The answer is 'in a very bad or difficult situation'; note the spelling 'straits' (narrow channels), not 'straights'.