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dire straits
noun
a state of extreme distress
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Syn
: ↑
desperate straits
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Hypernyms
: ↑
pass
, ↑
strait
, ↑
straits
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Dire Straits
[
Dire Straits
]
a British pop group formed in 1977. Their best-known ↑
albums
were Dire Straits
(
1978
)
and Brothers in Arms
(
1985
)
, which was the most successful ↑
album
of all time in Britain and sold more than 25 million copies worldwide.
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