unpleasant+place

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• place — place1 [ pleıs ] noun count *** ▸ 1 area/position ▸ 2 town/country/building ▸ 3 opportunity to be in something ▸ 4 seat/position ▸ 5 position in a race etc. ▸ 6 right occasion for something ▸ 7 point in book etc. ▸ 8 importance to people ▸ 9… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• place */*/*/ — I UK [pleɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms place : singular place plural places 1) a) an area, or a position I don t like crowded places. Let s find a quiet place where we can talk. Keep your credit cards in a safe place. Will had broken his… …   English dictionary

• 10 Rillington Place — 10 Rillington Place, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, London, was the site of the crimes of John Reginald Halliday Christie, one of Britain s most notorious serial killers. The case against Christie was particularly controversial because of his… …   Wikipedia

• Peyton Place (film) — Infobox Film name = Peyton Place caption= Original film poster imdb id = 0050839 producer = Jerry Wald director = Mark Robson writer = John Michael Hayes Based on the novel by Grace Metalious starring = Lana Turner Diane Varsi Hope Lange Lee… …   Wikipedia

• between a rock and a hard place — If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a position where you have to choose between unpleasant alternatives, and your choice might cause you problems; you will not be able to satisfy everyone …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• lightning never strikes (in the same place) twice — idiom (saying) an unusual or unpleasant event is not likely to happen in the same place or to the same people twice Main entry: ↑lightningidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• between a rock and a hard place — adverb Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary. Husbands, it seems to me, are caught between the Rock of Feminism and the Hard Place of their own marriages Syn: between the devil and the deep… …   Wiktionary

• between a rock and a hard place —    If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a position where you have to choose between unpleasant alternatives, and your choice might cause you problems; you will not be able to satisfy everyone.   (Dorking School… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• between a rock and a hard place — having only two very unpleasant choices. Schools for problem kids are between a rock and a hard place they can be sued if children run away and get hurt, but have no power to keep the door locked …   New idioms dictionary

• Between a rock and a hard place —   If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a position where you have to choose between unpleasant alternatives, and your choice might cause you problems; you will not be able to satisfy everyone …   Dictionary of English idioms

• cold place — /ˈkoʊld pleɪs/ (say kohld plays) noun a place of work (as a refrigeration plant) where conditions are unpleasant because of the lowness of temperature and where employees are paid a special rate in compensation …