Stuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership.
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- From Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, a 1967 folk song by Pete Seeger, protesting the war in Vietnam.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010
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