between the hammer and the anvil

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Prepositional phrase

1. (principally UK, idiomatic) With the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.

Synonyms

• between a rock and a hard place
• between Scylla and Charybdis

Translations

• French: entre le marteau et l'enclume, la peste ou le choléra
• German: zwischen Hammer und Amboss
• Italian: tra l'incudine e il martello
• Russian: между молотом и наковальней

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