Phrase. between the beetle and the block.
| 单词 | θ87265 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > in a difficult position (25) between the beetle and the block1590 Phrase. between the beetle and the block. between two fires1885 between two fires: in a position of being attacked or assaulted with firearms from two opposing directions. Also figurative and in figurative… (crushed, etc.) between the upper and the nether millstones1902 That forms the higher of a pair of corresponding things or sets. Also occasionally = uppermost. Hence figurative in (crushed,etc.) between the upper… between a rock and a hard place1921 colloquial (originally U.S.) between a rock and a hard place: faced with two equally difficult alternatives; in difficulty. in the middle1930 slang (originally U.S.). in the middle: in a difficult, dangerous, or untenable position; in trouble. Subcategories:— in straits (20) |
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