A confrontation between several enemy's risking & willing to inflict damage towards each other in-order to resolve an issue. Guns are drawn and ready, neither side wants to participate in shooting but is willing if the opponent decides to fire their weapon first.
Nazi "Hear that?"
Nazi "That was the sound of my Walther pistol."
Basterd #1 "That makes two of us."
Basterd #1 "I've had a gun pointed at you since you've sat."
Nazi "Looks like we have a Mexican Standoff in our hands."
Basterd #2 "Say auf Wiedersehen to your Nazi balls!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A Mexican Standoff is an impasse between three equally matched opponents, meaning there is no strategy to be taken; no one enjoys an advantage; there is no satisfactory conclusion.
A Mexican standoff between the NBN, Telstra and AT&T over who is responsible for internet issues has left customers feeling frustrated.
When there are too many guys at a party and only a few females to go around. None of the men want to leave because each thinks he will be the one to get lucky.