between a rock and a hard place

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von between a rock and a hard place im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Relevante Übersetzungen

be between a rock and a hard place

(caught) "k. dili iki ateş arasında kalmak; iki arada kalmak; iki cami arasında kalmış beynamaza dönmek; iki arada bir derede kalmak

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von between a rock and a hard place im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary

If Washington Mutual needs to raise capital quickly, it will very likely find itself between a rock and a hard place, because credit markets have all but closed their doors to troubled banks.

between a difficult situation and one that is even more difficult, no simple answers, no easy choices

Silbentrennung

be·tween a rock and a hard place

Türkische aussprache

bitwin ı räk ınd ı härd pleys

Synonyme

between the devil and the deep blue sea, between scylla and charybdis, on the horns of a dilemma

Aussprache

/bēˈtwēn ə ˈräk ənd ə ˈhärd ˈplās/ /biːˈtwiːn ə ˈrɑːk ənd ə ˈhɑːrd ˈpleɪs/

Etymologie

() Related to the concept of the Ancient Greeks: "between Scylla and Charybdis." Originated in the United States, possibly in the wake of the Bisbee Deportation.