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

• entre la espada y la pared
  Estamos atrapados entre la espada y la pared. We are caught between a rock and a hard place.
  Las compañías aéreas, como ha dicho la baronesa Ludford, están entre la espada y la pared. The airlines are, as Baroness Ludford said, between a rock and a hard place.
  Pienso que los líderes europeos deberían pensárselo un par de veces antes de poner a los productores entre la espada y la pared. I think that European leaders should think twice before putting producers between a rock and a hard place.

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