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
If you only knew it, we've always got our heads between the hammer and the anvil.
From Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts by Bithell, Jethro
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
American commerce was now, indeed, between the hammer and the anvil.
From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen
She was between the hammer and the anvil.
From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.
