between a rock and a hard place

Example Sentences

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Still, farmers are stuck between a rock and a hard place.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

"They're caught between a rock and a hard place," said Martin.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Nor are you the only person who feels caught between a rock and a hard place.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

"It's a particularly fraught moment - South Korea finds itself caught between a rock and a hard place," says Darcie Draudt-Vejares, from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

Duane had come to a dilemma often described as being stuck between a rock and a hard place.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el