Get out of a tight situation (5,2)
I believe the answer is:
sober up
This clue could be a double definition.
'get' is the first definition.
(sobering up is a kind of getting)
'out of a tight situation' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I don't see how one could define the other.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sober up that I've seen before include "Get real" , "What you do when drink wears off" , "Become less drunk" , "become serious" .)