It means that u can't come out of a bad or worrying situation that bother's you currently (or) which breaks Ur head and bogs u down.You have no other choice than going through a bad phase in your life.
His girl-friend ditched him and so he felt like it was a one-way ticket to heart-break city.
A parlay wager that falls just one game short of coming off. Usually denies the bettor(s) massive winnings - and in the most excruciating circumstances possible. Ticket is stored in a basket for eternity as a nauseating reminder of what could've been.
I would've won $50K if the Rams didn't muff that field goal. Mother of all basket tickets.
(from Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)
Creating, and being involved in, a situation that may get you in way over your head-- but deciding that turning back would be a rather uninteresting option
When Kenny and Chris realized that they'd invited six uninhibited drunkards to go boating with them for an entire weekend, they briefly reconsidered going at all.