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/Sounds like "EHN" (as in "egg") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "OHR" (as in "oh") + "noh" (as in "note")/

Meaning

In a very compromised situation with no easy way out. Estar en el horno is the worst-case scenario: things have gone as bad as they can go and there is no obvious escape.

Examples

If the payment does not come through tomorrow, we are toast.

He put himself in a terrible spot with that decision and now there is no going back.

Bolivia's national spirit, a brandy distilled from Muscat grapes and the country's most beloved drink. In Bolivia, singani accompanies all celebrations, served straight or mixed with soda.