between the hammer and the anvil
Example Sentences
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South strode Éomer and men fled before his face, and they were caught between the hammer and the anvil.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
American commerce was now, indeed, between the hammer and the anvil.
From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen
And now the plates of gold and silver resound between the hammer and the anvil, and "the carpenters wield their tools."
From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de
You are between the hammer and the anvil, M. le Comte!
From Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France by Weyman, Stanley John
You are between the hammer and the anvil, M. le Comte!
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
