A tight spot/corner informal
Jane does not know what to do whenever she is in a tight spot.
It is you who are putting us in a tight spot.
He put his parents in a tight corner with his debts.
To punish someone or something harshly
To encounter bad luck, or being picked doing something undesirable
Time keeps passing.
people often do irrational or foolish things when they are in love.
I and my boyfriend have decided to get married in the summer. I don't think that's wise, since we won't have enough money saved by then to set up house. But then, one cannot love and be wise.