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
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
"In a strait place you have put us," Hilary broke out bitterly to Thomas, "by your prohibition you have set us between the hammer and the anvil!"
From Henry the Second by Green, Mrs. J. R.
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
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
