between a rock and a hard place
معانی
بین بد و بدتر،در مخمصه،بین پتک و سندان
I'm between a rock and a hard place — I can't afford to stay but I can't afford to move.
بین بد و بدتر گیر کردم — نه میتونم بمونم، نه میتونم نقل مکان کنم.
She was between a rock and a hard place when she had to choose between her job and her family.
وقتی مجبور شد بین کار و خانوادهاش یکی رو انتخاب کنه، تو مخمصه گیر افتاد.
The company is between a rock and a hard place — raise prices and lose customers, or keep prices low and lose money.
شرکت بین پتک و سندانه — یا قیمتها رو بالا ببره و مشتری از دست بده، یا قیمتها رو پایین نگه داره و ضرر کنه.
Do you feel stuck between a rock and a hard place at work right now?
الان سرِ کار احساس میکنی بین بد و بدتر گیر کردی؟
He found himself between a rock and a hard place — tell the truth and hurt his friend, or lie and betray his own values.
تو دوراهی گیر کرد — یا حقیقت رو بگه و دوستش رو ناراحت کنه، یا دروغ بگه و به ارزشهاش خیانت کنه.
Being between a rock and a hard place is the worst feeling.
گیر کردن بین بد و بدتر بدترین حسه.
ترکیبات رایج
to be in a very difficult situation and to have to make a hard decision