United StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaCanadainformalidiomatic
In a situation in which one must choose between two equally undesirable alternatives; facing a difficult dilemma with no satisfactory option.
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United StatesUnited Kingdominformalfigurative
Trapped or positioned so that escape or success is difficult because opposing forces, pressures, or obstacles are on two sides; caught between conflicting threats or constraints.
Examples:
EN: I'm between a rock and a hard place!
ES: ¡Qué estoy entre la espada y la pared!
EN: If they cut our track, it's gonna put us between a rock and a hard place.
ES: Si han descubierto nuestro rastro nos van a poner en un buen aprieto.
EN: What the Lieutenant means is that they're about to put us between a rock and a hard place.
ES: Lo que los medios teniente es que están a punto de ponernos Entre una roca y un lugar duro,
EN: About them putting us between a rock and a hard place.
ES: Sobre ellos poniéndonos Entre una roca y un lugar duro,
EN: You're a man between a rock and a hard place looking for a way out.
ES: Eres un hombre que se encuentra entre la espada... y la pared y busca una salida.
EN: You're between a rock and a hard place, boy.
ES: Está entre la espada y la pared.
EN: We've got this guy between a rock and a hard place, see?
ES: A éste lo pesca la policía pronto.
EN: Yeah: I was caught between a rock and a hard place for a while, but I'm okay:
ES: Estuve entre la espada y la pared, pero estoy bien.
EN: uncle Jesse, we're between a rock and a hard place.
ES: Nos encontramos entre la espada y la pared. Estamos atrapados.
EN: Now, you head up from the south... and we'll catch them between a rock and a hard place.
ES: Ahora, dirígete hacia ellos desde el sur... y los atraparemos entre las rocas y el terreno escabroso.
EN: Left me between a rock and a hard place.
ES: Me dejó entre la espada y la pared.
EN: For the pushy rebels who put us between a rock and a hard place, death is not enough punishment.
ES: Para los rebeldes sobresalidos que nos han puesto entre la espada y la pared la muerte es poco.
EN: Well, you might need them if you get caught between a rock and a hard place.
ES: Quizá las necesites si estás entre la espada y la pared.
EN: Archer was a kid that was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
ES: Archer fue un chico que quedó atrapado en una encrucijada.
EN: And I'm sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place.