wouldn't I just

You aren't just to me. — Вы ко мне несправедливы.

Would it be just to punish him for what he hadn't done? — Разве справедливо наказывать его за то, что он не делал?

It wouldn't be just to refuse him help. — Было бы несправедливо отказать ему в помощи

I have just spoken to him. — Я только что с ним разговаривал.

I spoke to him just now. — Я сию минуту/только что говорил с ним.

сде́лайте так! — do it like this!

де́ло обстои́т так — this is how matters stand

так нельзя́ ничего́ доби́ться — you cannot achieve anything this way

он отвеча́л так — he said this in reply; he answered as follows; this is the answer he gave

и́менно так — exactly (so)

я так и сказа́л ему́, что... — I told him in so many words that...

он говори́л так, (как) бу́дто... — he spoke as though...

он так говори́л, что... — he spoke in such a way that...

так бы и сказа́ли! — why didn't you tell me before!

так и случи́лось — so it happened

пусть так оста́нется — let it remain as it is

так стра́шно — so terrible

так необходи́мо — so necessary

так ва́жно — so important

дела́ не так (уж) пло́хи — things are not (really) so / that bad

не так уж я э́того хочу́ — I don't want it that much / badly

э́то он так (то́лько) сказа́л — he didn't really mean it

ты чего́ пришёл? - Да так — what have you come for? - I've just come [There's no special reason]

подо́бная боле́знь так не прохо́дит — this kind of illness doesn't pass just like that [without consequences]

как ты себя́ чу́вствуешь? - Да так — how do you feel? - Not too well [So-so; Fair to middling]

и не друг и не враг, а так — neither a friend nor a foe, just someone

ты почему́ пла́чешь? - Так, вспо́мнилось ко́е-что́ — why are you crying? - It's nothing, I just remembered something

э́то мне так, друг оди́н позвони́л — it was just a friend calling

так она́ тебя́ и послу́шает / послу́шала! — not likely she will listen to you!

так я тебе́ и дам / дал свои́ де́ньги! — there's no chance I will give you my money!

так же как и вы, я ничего́ не зна́ю — (just) like you, I don't know anything

опроси́ли свиде́телей, так же как и потерпе́вших — they questioned eyewitnesses as well as the victims

так и быть — all right, very well; so be it

так и знай! — mind you!; that's for sure!; get this straight

так и не — never

он так и не пришёл [сде́лал; сказа́л] — he never came [did it; said]

я так и не узна́л э́того — I never found it out [learnt it]

де́лай так, как я говорю́ — do as I say

я хочу́ вы́глядеть так, как она́ — I want to look like her

так, как э́то бы́ло — as it was; the way it was

он не мо́жет переда́ть ей кни́гу, так как она́ уже́ уе́хала — he can't give her the book as / because she has already left

так ли? — is that so?

так ли э́то? — is that (really) the case?, is that so?

мы встреча́лись с ва́ми ра́ньше, не так ли? — we have met before, haven't we?

так ли, э́так / сяк ли — one way or another; somehow or other

так называ́емый — so-called

поменя́ться так на так — make an even swap

так на так и получа́ется / выхо́дит — one (thing) makes up for the other

так себе — so-so; could be better; middling; nothing special; nothing to write home about

кни́жка э́та так себе — this book is not up to much

так тому́ и бы́ть! — so be it!

меня́ там не́ было, так что не спра́шивайте — I wasn't there, so don't ask me

сде́лайте так, что́бы никто́ не возража́л — do it so that nobody should object

так (я) и ду́мал — just as I thought

так (я) и знал! — I knew it!; I knew it would happen!

вот так! — that's the way!, that's right!

е́сли так — if that's the case

за так — for nothing; for free

я и так э́то знал — I (always) knew that

мне и так хорошо́ — I am fine the way I am

они́ и так не бе́дные — they aren't poor anyway

я и так спра́влюсь — I'll manage (anyway)

и так и сяк / э́так — this way and that; this way, that way and every way

как (э́то) так? — how come?, how's that?

как бы не так! — not likely!; nothing of the kind!

не так что́бы о́чень — not that much

э́то бы́ло не про́сто так — there was a reason for / behind it

они́ раздава́ли ве́щи про́сто так — they gave things away

что́-то тут не так — there's something wrong here

так, наприме́р — thus; for example

зре́ние слабе́ет, так прихо́дится носи́ть очки́ — my eyesight is weakening, so I have to wear glasses

пое́хать бы к мо́рю, так де́нег нет — it wouldn't be bad to go to the seashore, but I have no money for it

ему́ предлага́ли помо́чь, так нет же, не согласи́лся! — he was offered help, but no, he wouldn't accept it!

е́сли ты не пойдёшь, так я пойду́ — if you don't go, then I will

не тут, так там — if (it is) not here, then (it is) there

хоти́те так е́шьте — eat it if you want to

так что же вы ра́ньше не сказа́ли! — (then) why didn't you tell me before!

так он прие́хал! — so he has come!

так вы его́ зна́ете! — so you know him!

так во́т вы где! — so that's where you are!

так ка́к, вы согла́сны? — so / well, do you agree?

так что́, мы идём на ре́ку? — so / well, are we going to the river?

так вы действи́тельно э́того хоти́те? — are you sure you really want it?

так где же они́? — well, where are they?!

вот э́то ды́ня так ды́ня! — that's what I call a real melon!; that's a melon to end all melons!

игра́ть так игра́ть, а не по телефо́ну разгова́ривать — (if we are going to play) let's play seriously, and no talking on the phone

вот он пьёт так пьёт — he drinks really hard; he drinks in the big way

гуля́ть так гуля́ть! — let's paint the town red!

ну, ты ска́жешь так ска́жешь! — the things you are saying!

а я так ду́маю, что он не прав — (but) I think he is wrong

а им так всё равно́ — but it doesn't (really) matter to them; they don't (really) care

экза́мены - так он о них не ду́мает — as for the exams, he doesn't think about them; exams is the last thing he cares about; it's not the exams he thinks about

пое́сть так вы лю́бите, а пригото́вить вас не заста́вишь! — you do like to eat, don't you, but there's no way to make you cook!

лет так два́дцать наза́д — it was about / some twenty years ago

она́ ничего́ так, хоро́шенькая — she's rather [kind of] pretty / cute

он вы́шел и недово́льно так говори́т — he came out and said in a kind of displeased manner

to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

to know that... — sapere che...

you know what children are — sai come sono i bambini

to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia o Ginny per gli amici

I knew it! — lo sapevo!

I don't know that I want to go really — non sono sicuro di volerci andare veramente

you don't know how pleased I am — non sai quanto mi faccia piacere

don't I know it! — a chi lo dici!

only their parents know one from the other — solo i genitori riescono a distinguerli

she knows a bargain when she sees one — sa riconoscere quando si tratta di un vero affare

"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

as you know — come sapete

I wouldn't know — non saprei

not that I know of — non che io sappia

"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

not to know what to do with oneself — non sapere cosa fare della propria vita

not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo

to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

to know that... — sapere che...

you know what children are — sai come sono i bambini

to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia o Ginny per gli amici

I knew it! — lo sapevo!

I don't know that I want to go really — non sono sicuro di volerci andare veramente

you don't know how pleased I am — non sai quanto mi faccia piacere

don't I know it! — a chi lo dici!

only their parents know one from the other — solo i genitori riescono a distinguerli

she knows a bargain when she sees one — sa riconoscere quando si tratta di un vero affare

"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

as you know — come sapete

I wouldn't know — non saprei

not that I know of — non che io sappia

"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

not to know what to do with oneself — non sapere cosa fare della propria vita

not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo

non riesco a figurarmelo — I can't picture it

ti disturbo? — ma no, figurati! — am I disturbing you? — no, not at all!

figurati che... — would you believe that...?

figurarsi se non accettava! — wouldn't you just know it — he accepted it!

figurare bene, male — to cut a fine, sorry figure, to make a good, bad impression

è un vestito che fa figurare — this dress makes a good impression

figurati che si è ricordata come mi chiamo — fancy her remembering my name

figurati che l'ho rivisto due anni dopo! — I saw him again two years later, can you imagine!

me lo figuravo più alto — I imagined him to be taller

figuriamoci o figurati (se ci credo) — you must be kidding!

"si è ricordato stavolta?" - "figurati o figuriamoci!" — "did he remember this time?" - "the devil he did!"

"grazie" - "si figuri!" — "thanks" - "think nothing of it! not at all! don't mention it!"

"posso prenderne un altro?" - "figurati!" — "can I take another?" - "please do!"

что так и есть — which is the case

так же, как и — as well as, along with, as also

так же..., как и — as... as

вот так! — that's the way!, that's right!

вся неделя так прошла — the whole week passed thus, the whole week passed like that

сделайте так! — do it like this!

дело обстоит так — this is how matters stand

он говорил так, как будто — he spoke as though

он так говорил, что — he spoke in such a way that

я так и сказал ему, что — I told him in so many words that

пусть так останется — let it remain as it is

так выйти нельзя — you cannot go out this way

он отвечал так — he answered thus, he answers as follows, this is the answer he gave

здесь что-то не так — there is smth. wrong here

так ли я говорю? — am I right?

так ли я делаю? — am I doing right?

так, как это было — how it was, the it was

так ли? — is that so?

так ли это? — is that (really) the case?, is that so?

не так ли? — isn't that so?

так и есть — so it is; such, indeed, is the case

он так и не пришел — he never came

он так и не сделал — he never did it

я так и не узнал — I never found out, I never learnt

если это не так — if this is not the case

если это так — if so, if this is the case

именно так — just so

так важно — so important

так же (как) — just as; the same way as

так и не — never

так много — so many

так необходимо — so necessary

так страшно — so terrible

точно так — in exactly the same way

это не так — such/this is not the case

это так — such is the case

ты не пойдешь, так я пойду — if you don't go, then I shall

не тут, так там — if (it is) not here, then (it is) there

так он приехал! — so he has come!

так вы его знаете! — so you know him!

так вот где — so that is where

Они должны быть одного размера, а на самом деле это не так —They should be of the same size, which they are not.

ты не спросишь его, так я спрошу — if you won't ask him, then I will

ехать, так ехать — if we are going, let's go

не сегодня, так завтра — if not today, then tomorrow

так вы знаете друг друга? — so you know one another?

что тебе не понравилось там? - так, общее положение — what did you not like there? - Nothing in particular, just the set-up in general

ее глаза так и сверкали гневом — her eyes were simply blazing with anger

я так и забыл принести книгу — I have gone and forgotten to bring the book

мы и так задержались — we've stayed too long as it is

и т.д. — etc.

и так далее — etceteras, and so on/forth

и так и сяк, и так и этак — this way and that, this way, that way and every way

как бы не так! — not likely!; nothing of the kind

как так? — how is that?, how do you mean?

книжка эта так себе — this book is not up to much

так он это и сделает — you actually think he'll do it!

так-то так, но — that's true, but

так страшно — so terrible

так необходимо — so necessary

так важно — so important

сделайте так, чтобы — do it so that

сделайте так! — do it like this!

дело обстоит так — this is how matters stand

он говорил так, как будто — he spoke as though

он так говорил, что — he spoke in such a way that

я так и сказал ему, что — I told him in so many words that

пусть так останется — let it remain as it is

так выйти нельзя — you cannot go out this way

здесь что-то не так — there is smth. wrong here

точно так — in exactly the same way

именно так — just so

вот так! — that's the way!, that's right!

так, как это было — how it was, the way it was

так же (как) — just as; the same way as

так ли? — is that so?

так ли это? — is that (really) the case?, is that so?

не так ли? — isn't that so?

так и есть — so it is

так что — so that

так и не — never

ты не пойдёшь, так я пойду — if you don't go, then I shall

не тут, так там — if (it is) not here, then (it is) there

так он приехал! — so he has come!

так вы его знаете! — so you know him!

так вот где — so that is where

так так и скажите — then say so

он не может передать ей книгу, так как она уже уехала — he can't give her the book as / since she has already left

так и так — this way and that, either way

а так — as it is

так называемый — (the) so-called

так сказать — so to speak / say

как так? — how is that?, how do you mean?

так например — thus, for example

и так и сяк, и так и этак — this way and that, this way, that way and every way

и так далее — etcetera, and so on / forth

и т. д. — etc.

так и быть — all right, very well; so be it, right you are

так себе — so-so, middling

книжка эта так себе — this book is not up to much

как бы не так! — not likely!; nothing of the kind!

если так — if that's the case

так-то так, но — that's true, but

ему́ на́до бы туда́ пойти́ — he ought to go there

где на́до — in the right place

как на́до — in the right way; properly

то, что на́до — the right thing / stuff, exactly what is needed

кто на́до — the right people

проинформи́ровать кого́ на́до — inform the right people [the proper quarters]

где ты был? - Где на́до, там и был! — where were you? - I was where I needed to be

на́до же! — you don't say!; wouldn't you just know it!; good heavens ['he-]!; (just) think of it!

не на́до! — don't

о́чень ему́ на́до приходи́ть! — catch him coming here!

па́рень что на́до — a great guy; the right sort of guy

non riesco a figurarmelo — I can't picture it

ti disturbo? — ma no, figurati! — am I disturbing you? — no, not at all!

figurati che... — would you believe that...?

figurarsi se non accettava! — wouldn't you just know it — he accepted it!

¿cree en el destino o en la casualidad? — do you believe in destiny or in chance?

nuestra victoria no ha sido fruto de la casualidad — our victory was no fluke

dio la casualidad de que... — it just so happened that...

ese día dio la casualidad de que decidí salir a dar una vuelta — that day I happened to decide to go out for a walk, as luck would have it I decided to go out for a walk that day

nos enteramos casi por casualidad — we found out almost by accident

¿no tendrás un pañuelo, por casualidad? — you wouldn't happen to have a handkerchief, would you?

no toca un libro ni por casualidad — he would never think of picking up a book

¡qué casualidad verle aquí! — what a coincidence meeting you here!, fancy meeting you here!

fue una pura casualidad — it was sheer coincidence

mi carrera profesional es una suma de casualidades — my career has been a series of coincidences

por una de esas casualidades de la vida — by one of life's little coincidences

pasé por ahí de casualidad — I happened to pass by there, I passed there by chance

si por casualidad la ves — if you happen to see her

qué casualidad! — what a coincidence!

ni por casualidad: no se baña ni por casualidad he wouldn't dream of having a bath; no le doy a la bola ni por casualidad — I just can't hit the ball

pasé por ahí de casualidad — I happened to pass by there, I passed there by chance

si por casualidad la ves — if you happen to see her

qué casualidad! — what a coincidence!

ni por casualidad: no se baña ni por casualidad he wouldn't dream of having a bath; no le doy a la bola ni por casualidad — I just can't hit the ball

pescar a la mosca — to fish with a fly, fly-fish

asarse las moscas —

se asaban las moscas — it was baking hot

me llevaré el impermeable por si las moscas — I'll take my raincoat just in case

mosca azul, mosca blanca — whitefly

mosca de burro — horsefly

mosca de España — Spanish fly, cantharides

mosca de la carne — meat fly

mosca de la fruta — fruit fly

mosca doméstica — house fly

mosca drosofila — drosophila, fruit fly

mosca tsetsé — tsetse fly

moscas volantes — spots before the eyes, floaters

te vi en el parque — I saw you in the park

desde aquí lo verás mejor — you can see it better from here

lo he visto con mis propios ojos — I saw it with my own eyes

me acuerdo como si lo estuviera viendo — I remember it as if I were seeing it now, I remember it as if it were yesterday

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si te he visto no me acuerdo —

le pedí que me ayudara, pero si te he visto no me acuerdo — I asked him to help me but he (just) didn't want to know

ver algn/algo venir —

-¿que ha dimitido? -eso ya lo veía venir — "he's resigned?" - "well, you could see it coming"

ya te veo venir, ¿a que quieres que te preste el coche? — I know what you're after, you want to borrow the car, don't you?

los vi paseando por el parque — I saw them walking in the park

la vi bajar la escalera — I saw her come downstairs

eso lo he visto hacer aquí muchas veces — I have often seen that done here

te veo muy triste — you look very sad

esta casa la veo pequeña para tanta gente — I think this house is too small for so many people

no poder (ni) ver a algn —

no lo puedo (ni) ver — I can't stand him

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!

¡hasta más ver! — see you again!

ayer fui a ver a tu hermano — I went to see your brother yesterday

el médico todavía no la ha visto — the doctor hasn't seen her yet

yo he visto dos guerras mundiales — I have lived through two world wars

y usted que lo vea, y tú que lo veas —

-¡a celebrarlo con salud el año próximo! - ¡y usted que lo vea! — "many happy returns!" - "thank you!"

este tema lo veremos en la próxima clase — we'll be looking at this subject in the next lesson

ya verás como al final tengo que hacerlo yo — I'll end up doing it myself, you'll see

no veo la diferencia entre uno y otro — I can't see the difference between them

ya veo que tendré que hacerlo yo solo — I can see I'll have to do it myself

-¿ves que no son iguales? -pues, no lo veo — "can't you see they're not the same?" - "no, I can't"

-gana más de cien mil al mes -¡ya ves! — "she earns more than 100,000 a month" - "well, there you go!"

la preocupación se dejaba ver en su cara — the worry showed in his face

ahora veo la importancia del problema — I see how serious the problem is now

no veo muy claro para qué lo quiere — I can't really see what he wants it for

no veo nada en contra de eso — I see nothing against it

no le veo solución al conflicto — I can't see a solution to the conflict

yo este tema no lo veo así — I don't see this issue that way

el proceso se verá en mayo — the case will be heard in May

-es demasiado pequeño -¿y eso qué tiene que ver? — "it's too small" - "what's that got to do with it?"

esto tiene que ver con lo que estudiamos ayer — this has to do with what we were looking at yesterday

yo no tuve nada que ver en la venta del terreno — I had nothing to do with the sale of the land

a ver niños, ¿cuál es la capital de Francia? — now, children, what is the capital of France?

a ver ese niño, que no se quede solo — don't leave that child on his own

a ver qué dicen las noticias sobre el robo — let's see if there's anything about the robbery on the news

a ver qué está pasando — let's see what's happening

-estás estudiando mucho -¡a ver, no queda más remedio! — "you're doing a lot of studying" - "well, I haven't got much choice!"

¡a ver, cállate ya! — shut up, will you!

¡a ver si te crees que no lo sé! — surely you don't think I don't know about it!

no veo muy bien con el ojo derecho — I can't see very well with my right eye

como vimos ayer en la conferencia — as we saw in the lecture yesterday

como veremos más adelante — as we shall see later

tengo un hambre que no veo — I'm famished!

un coche que no veas — an amazing car

ver y callar —

no digas nada, tú solo ver y callar — you'd better keep your mouth shut about this

según voy viendo... — as I am beginning to see...

-¿quién ha venido? -no sé, voy a ver — "who is it?" -"I don't know, I'll go and see"

- al final siempre me toca hacerlo a mi -ya veo — "in the end it's always me that has to do it" - "so I see"

¿ves?, así es mucho más fácil — you see? it's much easier like this

a mi modo de ver — as I see it, the way I see it

• ver de hacer algo — to see about doing sth, try to do sth

no solo no perdí, sino que arrasé, ¡para que veas! — not only did I not lose, but I won by a mile, so there!

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todo quedó en veremos — it was all left in the air

¿por qué no me llamaste, vamos a ver? — why didn't you call me, I'd like to know?

-¿podré ir a la fiesta? -ya veremos — "can I go to the party?" - "we'll see"

de buen ver — good-looking, attractive

no es de mal ver — she's not bad-looking

a mi/su ver — in my/his view

¿ves algo? — can you see anything?

no se ve nada aquí — you can't see a thing in here

tú ves visiones — you're seeing things

es como si lo estuviera viendo — it's as if I were seeing him/it now

ver algo/a alguien + inf — to see something/somebody + inf

la vi bailar hace años — I saw her dance years ago

lo vi hablando con ella — I saw him talking to her

ver (la) televisión — to watch television

esa película ya la he visto — I've seen that movie before

déjame ver — let me see

no quiere ver la realidad — he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas — he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara — I can tell by your face

se la ve feliz/preocupada — she looks happy/worried

ya lo veo — I can see that

ve a ver quién es — go and see who it is

ya verás lo que pasa! — you'll see what happens

habrá que ver si lo hace — it remains to be seen whether he does it

eso ya se verá! — we'll see

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

no me olvidé para que veas! — I didn't forget, see?

le gané para que veas! — I beat him, so there!

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas — they saw their suspicions confirmed

nunca he visto cosa igual! — I've never seen anything like it!

si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! — you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras... — she's so pretty, you should see her

ya ves, aquí me tienes — well, here I am

hay que ver! — would you believe it!

hay que ver lo grosera que es — she's incredibly rude

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?; aquí está en el periódico - ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper - let's see; ¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see what you've got there; apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and let's see what happens; a ver si me entienden ( justificando) don't get me wrong; ( explicando) let me make myself clear; a ver si estudias más I'd think about studying harder; a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon; cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you; a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos — come and see us soon

esto mejor que lo veas tú — you'd better have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo — I have to work out how I can fix it

ya veré qué hago — I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior — see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase — we didn't cover that topic in class

¿la ha visto un médico? — has she been seen by a doctor yet?

yo eso no lo veo bien — I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera — everybody sees things differently

no le veo salida a esto — I can't see any way out of this

no le veo la gracia — I don't think it's funny

no le veo nada de malo — I can't see anything wrong in it

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see so much of him now

tener... que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?; no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him; ¿tuviste algo que ver en esto? did you have anything to do with this?; ¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?; ¿tendrán algo que ver con los Zamora? — are they related in any way to the Zamoras?

enciende la luz que no veo — turn on the light, I can't see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca — I'm shortsighted/longsighted

¿hay cerveza? - no sé, voy a ver — is there any beer? - I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? - voy a ver — is Juan in? - I'll go and see

verás, no quería decírtelo, pero... — look, I didn't want to tell you, but...

pues verás, todo empezó cuando... — well you see, the whole thing began when...

ver para creer — seeing is believing

¿vas a decir que sí? - ya veré — are you going to accept? - I'll see

todavía está en veremos — it isn't certain yet

se vio reflejado en el agua — he saw his reflection in the water

me vi en un aprieto — I found myself in a tight spot

me vi obligado a despedirlo — I had no choice but to dismiss him