porte-à-faux
Meanings
Noun
1. unstable position
2. awkward situation, awkward position (figuratively)
3. cantilever (architecture)
4. overhang (vehicles)
Examples3
être en porte-à-faux
to be in an awkward position
mettre en porte-à-faux
to put in an awkward position
en porte-à-faux
in an awkward position