By arguing with his boss, he put himself in a precarious situation.
関連用語
自分ではどうすることもできない不条理な状況に追い込まれる: be trapped in absurd situations over which one has no control のっぴきならない状況に追い込まれる: be driven into a helpless situation 抜き差しならない状況に追い込まれる: be trapped 苦しい状況に追い込まれる: be thrown into situations 窮地に追い込まれたことは自業自得である: have only oneself to blame for one's predicament 危険な状況に追い込む: put someone in harm's way〔人を〕 困難な状況に追い込む: put someone in a difficult situation〔人を〕 不安定な状況に縛られる: be strapped with circumstances causing instability 不安定な状況: 1. unstable circumstance 2. unstable situation 窮地に追い込まれた: in the belly of the beast 極めて深刻な状況に追い込む: place ~ in a very serious situation〔～を〕 時には、手に負えない状況に追い込まれる場合もある。: We are sometimes forced into circumstances beyond our control. 不安定な状況で: 1. in a precarious position 2. on a volatile note 今日世界経済は不安定な状況にある: The world economy is in a precarious position today. 生死にかかわる不安定な状況にいる: be in a precarious life-and-death circumstance
