- between the rock and the hard place
- phrasal see between a rock and a hard place
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
between the rock and the hard place
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between a rock and a hard place — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA … Dictionary of American idioms
between a rock and a hard place — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA … Dictionary of American idioms
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between a rock and a hard place — also between the rock and the hard place phrasal in a difficult or uncomfortable position with no attractive way out … New Collegiate Dictionary
between the devil and the deep blue sea — or {literary}[between two fires] or[between a rock and a hard place] {adv. phr.} Between two dangers or difficulties, not knowing what to do. * /The pirates had to fight and be killed or give up and be hanged; they were between the devil and the… … Dictionary of American idioms
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