Usually means: In a difficult, unfavorable position.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word behind the eight ball:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. behind the eight ball: Merriam-Webster
  2. behind the eight ball: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. behind the eight ball: Collins English Dictionary
  4. behind the eight-ball, behind the eight ball: Wiktionary
  5. behind the eight ball: Dictionary.com
  6. Behind the Eight Ball (film), Behind the eight ball: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. behind the eight ball: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. Behind the eight ball: Phrase Finder

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  2. behind the eight ball: Idioms

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. behind the eight ball: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. behind the eight ball: Urban Dictionary
  3. Behind the eight-ball: Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: Hardboiled Slang



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