between the hammer and the anvil

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Definition of between the hammer and the anvil in English English dictionary

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.

Hyphenation

be·tween the ham·mer and the an·vil

Turkish pronunciation

bitwin dhi hämır ınd dhi änvıl

Synonyms

between a rock and a hard place

Pronunciation

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