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

I was between the hammer and the anvil.

From In Those Days The Story of an Old Man by Steinberg, Jehudah

Harried from the north by Hongi, the wretched people of the Thames were between the hammer and the anvil.

From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember

As a matter of fact, the American envoys had been caught between the hammer and the anvil.

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert