English-Italian translations for between a rock and a hard place

• tra l'incudine e il martello
  Si trovano tra l'incudine e il martello. They find themselves between a rock and a hard place.
  Ci troviamo tra l'incudine e il martello: è straziante assistere al sacrificio di bambini innocenti per mano di un governo che ubbidisce unicamente a motivazioni personali e politiche.We are caught between a rock and a hard place. It is heartbreaking to see innocent children being sacrificed by their own leaders for purely personal, political motives.
  La brava gente della Grecia ora si trova incastrata tra l'incudine e il martello, come appare molto chiaramente se lei segue lo spettacolo di quel paese e non il loro governo eletto. The good people of Greece now find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place as it becomes very clear that you are running the show in that country and not their elected government.

Definition of between a rock and a hard place

• In a difficult and inescapable position.
• Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary

Synonyms

• between the hammer and the anvil

Related words

• be stuck between a rock and a hard place
• to be caught between a rock and a hard place
• be torn between A and B
• drive a wedge between