Good grief! I had no idea you had been placed in such a tight spot.

His repeated delinquencies brought him to court.

He helped an old lady get up from her seat.

A man is never so on trial as in the moment of excessive good fortune.

What would you do if you were in my place?

The city was put in a difficult financial situation.

The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.

What would you do in this situation?

What would you do in a situation like this?

The world is on the edge of destruction.

To teach him a lesson, they made him stand in the hallway.