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be behind the eight ball

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be behind the eight ball  (American & Australian informal)
to be in a difficult situation and unable to make progress
Usage notes: In a game of pool (= a game in which you hit numbered balls into holes around a table), if you are behind the black, number eight ball you are in a difficult position to take your next turn.
The police are very much behind the eight ball - they've had no more leads on these burglaries.
See also: ball, behind, eight


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``By the time it gets here, we'll be behind the eight ball again,'' she said.
I don't want to be behind the eight ball trying to do something.
 
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