between a rock and a hard place
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between a rock and a hard place
In a situation where one has to choose between two equally undesirable alternatives
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informal in a situation where one is faced with two equally difficult alternatives
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between a rock and a hard place
informal : in a very difficult or bad position or situation with no good way of getting out of it
He is caught/stuck between a rock and a hard place.
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