between the hammer and the anvil

Etymology
Referring to the metal on a blacksmith's anvil, which is beaten with a hammer.

Prepositional phrase

 * 1)  With the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.

Translations

 * Arabic: بَيْنَ ٱلْمِطْرَقَةِ وَٱلسِّنْدَانِ
 * Azerbaijani: çəkiclə zindan arasında, yuxarı tüpürürsən bığ; aşağı tüpürürsən saqqal
 * Bulgarian: между чука и наковалнята
 * Finnish: puun ja kuoren välissä
 * French: ,
 * German: zwischen Hammer und Amboss
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian: tra l'incudine e il martello
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: prins între ciocan și nicovală
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: mellan hammaren och städet
 * Yiddish: צווישן האַמער און קאָוואַדלע