{
  "Mexican standoff":{
    "a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in":{
      "examples":[
        "in the battle over bedtime the parents and their son are at a Mexican standoff"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "deadlock",
        "gridlock",
        "halt",
        "impasse",
        "logjam",
        "stalemate",
        "standoff",
        "standstill"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "dead end",
        "bind",
        "bottleneck",
        "corner",
        "dilemma",
        "fix",
        "hole",
        "jam",
        "morass",
        "pickle",
        "pinch",
        "plight",
        "predicament",
        "quagmire",
        "quandary",
        "spot",
        "difficulty",
        "problem"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Mexican standoffs":{
    "a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in":{
      "examples":[
        "in the battle over bedtime the parents and their son are at a Mexican standoff"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "deadlocks",
        "gridlocks",
        "halts",
        "impasses",
        "logjams",
        "stalemates",
        "standoffs",
        "standstills"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "dead ends",
        "binds",
        "bottlenecks",
        "corners",
        "dilemmas",
        "fixes",
        "holes",
        "jams",
        "morasses",
        "pickles",
        "pinches",
        "plights",
        "predicaments",
        "quagmires",
        "quandaries",
        "spots",
        "difficulties",
        "problems"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}