| 单词 | between a rock and a hard place |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbetween a rock and a hard place P8. colloquial (originally U.S.) between a rock and a hard place: faced with two equally difficult alternatives; in difficulty.In quot. 1921: bankrupt. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > in a difficult position between the beetle and the block1590 between two fires1885 (crushed, etc.) between the upper and the nether millstones1902 between a rock and a hard place1921 in the middle1930 1921 Dial. Notes 5 113 To be between a rock and a hard place,..to be bankrupt. Common in Arizona in recent panics; sporadic in California. 1936 Washington Post 22 Aug. 4/3 I am between a rock and a hard place. 1959 L. Roberts Up Cutshin & Down Greasy v. 82 That was one time dad was between a rock and a hard place. 1976 T. Wolfe Mauve Gloves & Madmen 37 The dive brings you down so low, you are now down into the skeet range of that insidiously well-aimed flak! This, as they say, puts you between a rock and a hard place. 1996 New Yorker 15 Apr. 101/1 When Floyd's manager is jailed for an insurance scam, Floyd finds himself between a rock and a hard place. 2003 Yours Oct. 81/1 You are between a rock and a hard place. Of course you want to see your sister and spend time with her but..the time you have with her is really quite exhausting for you. < as lemmas |
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