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
Situated between Russia and Hungary, she came more and more to resemble the iron between the hammer and the anvil.
From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph
At last one Sunday evening he decided to be done with dallying, and to bring Ruth between the hammer and the anvil of his will.
From Mistress Wilding by Sabatini, Rafael
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
