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The phrase "put us in a bind" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It means to put someone in a difficult or uncomfortable situation. Example: The unexpected delay in the delivery of the materials has put us in a bind as we have a tight deadline to meet for the project.
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That could put us in a bind".
"Without having Reggie out there really put us in a bind".
"I don't want to put us in a bind by any means and leave us short-handed," Young said.
"It's going to put us in a bind.
The volunteer coordinator got irritated that my friend was canceling without a replacement, saying "It's really going to put us in a bind here".
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They're so well drilled and athletic it puts us in a bind, so I think our pace is really important to us".
Edward R. Hamberger President and Chief Executive Association of American Railroads Washington, Aug. 4, 2009 To the Editor: The policies that have favored highways and air travel over rail for decades have put us in a real bind as a country.
"It puts us in a political bind: We voted for the bill, we supported the bill, we supported the president — frankly, a lot of people in the caucus don't think they're getting nearly as much support from the White House," he said.
A system which obligates us to bring about A, but doesn't permit us to do so, puts us in an inescapable bind.
In a much more fiery, and more heckled, speech, Mr. Sharon blamed Mr. Barak for the conflict -- for "putting us in this bind," he said, in which Israel appeared to be weak.
An interruption in payments would put states in a bind, Mr. Basso said, since they use the money to pay private contractors.
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