YOU SAID:
he is really in a pickle
INTO JAPANESE
彼は本当にピクルスになっています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He's really pickled
INTO JAPANESE
彼は本当に漬けています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He is really pickled
INTO JAPANESE
彼は本当に漬けられています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He is really pickled
Come on, you can do better than that.