between a rock and a hard place
1between a rock and a hard place — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA …
2between a rock and a hard place — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA …
3between a rock and a hard place — If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a position where you have to choose between unpleasant alternatives, and your choice might cause you problems; you will not be able to satisfy everyone …
4Between a Rock and a Hard Place — is a book, published in 2004, that recounts the life of Aron Ralston as it leads up to his entrapment in Blue John Canyon in the Utah desert and how he was forced to amputate his lower right arm with a low quality multitool (a dull knife) in… …
5between a rock and a hard place — phrasal or between the rock and the hard place : in a difficult or uncomfortable position with no attractive way out * * * between a rock and a hard place In a situation where one has to choose between two equally undesirable alternatives • • •… …
6between a rock and a hard place — mod. in a very difficult position; facing a hard decision. □ You got him caught between a rock and a hard place, for sure. □ I’m between a rock and a hard place. I don’t know what to do …
7between\ 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 deep blue sea. The boy was between a rock and a hard place; he had to go… …
8between a rock and a hard place — If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a position where you have to choose between unpleasant alternatives, and your choice might cause you problems; you will not be able to satisfy everyone. (Dorking School… …
9Between a rock and a hard place — If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a position where you have to choose between unpleasant alternatives, and your choice might cause you problems; you will not be able to satisfy everyone …
10between a rock and a hard place — A difficult situation. ► “U.S. prison and prison food services are between a rock and a hard place with overcrowding, and the prevailing tough on crime political sentiment.” (Restaurants & Institutions, March 1, 1995, p. 121) …