between a rock and a hard place

With just a year left on the midfielder's contract, Chelsea and Maresca found themselves between a rock and a hard place.

However, she said she still felt caught between a "rock and a hard place".

Here’s another catch: Many loan servicers are not processing new IDR applications, so borrowers are stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Dr Sue Ellis, former professor of education at Strathclyde University, said councils are “stuck between a rock and a hard place” and that the lack of flexibility over teacher numbers from the Scottish government is not helping.

“I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place,” he told the BBC.