between a rock and a hard place

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  1. In a difficult and inescapable position. idiomatic
    — After meeting again that afternoon with Donna, Wilbur had advised her that she was indeed between a rock and a hard place. She could not hope to recover and build back the lost business until the suits were settled, and it appeared that the only way to settle the suits without going to court was to liquidate the mortuary assets or tap into the Clifton's personal funds.
  2. Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary. idiomatic
    — Husbands, it seems to me, are caught between the Rock of Feminism and the Hard Place of their own marriages […]

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Originated in the United States before 1918 in southwest, possibly in connection with mining. Related to the concept of the Ancient Greeks: between Scylla and Charybdis.
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