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Rock and Hard Place

Date: Aug 27 2007

Topic: Idioms and Slang

Author: hellohello1980

Lesson

For example, your boss may ask you to work late. But you have plans to go to a movie with your girlfriend. If you refuse to work, your boss gets angry. But if you do not go to the movies with your girlfriend, she gets angry. So what do you do? You are caught between a rock and a hard place

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hellohello1980

Pakistan

Yes ,Of course it is rock and hard place.But you have 2 arms and 2 hands.

 

In one hand you must catch your mother hand and 2nd hand your girlfriend hand then you will exit in this situation.

Now what will be the name of this situation….........

Thanks

05:21 AM Sep 03 2007 |

susanliu71

susanliu71

China

if ur girlfriend asks u who u will save first when she and ur mother fall off into the water at the same time?nah,it really makes u feel nervous,and u don't know how to give a satisfactory answer,also u don't wanna make ur mother disappointed,so that is also  the time u r caught between a rock and a hard place

01:05 AM Sep 03 2007 |

shimanaz

shimanaz

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

there’s another idiom which can be used also:
between the devil and the deep blue sea

01:18 PM Aug 29 2007 |

tuesday

Philippines

Interesting and useful! Thanks!

08:15 AM Aug 29 2007 |

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