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behind the eight ball

In a bad situation, in a losing position.

The phrase comes from pool (or billiards). When the cue (white) ball is behind the eight (black) ball, a player usually has no shot.
I'm really behind the eight ball at work. I have too much work to do but we can't afford to hire anyone to help out.

make the eight 

The act of fucking one girl for each of the seven kingdoms and the Riverlands.
"You ever make the eight, Barristan?"

king george the eight 

The nickname a man named George might give to his eight inch penis.
She didn't treat my King George The Eight right so I chopped her head off...

One over the eight 

Extremely intoxicated (drunk or pissed, whatever your preference)
"Call her a taxi, will you? She's had one over the eight and needs to go home."

Slender: The Eight Pages 

A game based off of Slender Man where the player needs to collect eight pages in a forest before Slender Man finds them.

over the eight 

badly drunk, having consumed more than the eight drinks which would usually be enough for the average person to become very merry
"I didn't think twice, I was three or four over the eight, I didn't care if the girl was a coyote date" from the song "You'll Do"
over the eight by Abel McCain December 16, 2008