between the hammer and the anvil

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von between the hammer and the anvil im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

Yet for a time the nation was again placed between the democracy of the levellers and the despotism of the Stuarts, — between the hammer and the anvil.

Silbentrennung

be·tween the ham·mer and the an·vil

Türkische aussprache

bitwin dhi hämır ınd dhi änvıl

Synonyme

between a rock and a hard place

Aussprache

/bēˈtwēn ᴛʜē ˈhamər ənd ᴛʜē ˈanvəl/ /biːˈtwiːn ðiː ˈhæmɜr ənd ðiː ˈænvəl/