Synonyms for between rock and hard place
- Catch-22
- Hobson's choice
- between Scylla and Charybdis
- between a rock and a hard place
- between the hammer and the anvil
- between two fires
- cornered
- in a dilemma
- in a pickle
- in a predicament
- in the middle
- no choice
- sitting on a powder keg
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WORD ORIGIN
plural of rock (n.1). Meaning "ice cubes" is from 1946; slang meaning "testicles" is first recorded in phrase get (one's) rocks off "achieve intense satisfaction." On the rocks "ruined" is from 1889, figurative use of the expression with reference to ships (by 1735).
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR BETWEEN ROCK AND HARD PLACE
debatable
adjectivecontroversialmootable
adjectivedebatable- arguable
- between rock and hard place
- between sixes and sevens
- betwixt and between
- bone of contention
- borderline
- chancy
- contestable
- contested
- disputable
- doubtful
- dubious
- exceptionable
- iffy
- in dispute
- moot
- open to question
- problematic
- problematical
- questionable
- the jury's out
- touch and go
- uncertain
- undecided
- unsettled
- up for discussion
problematical
adjectivedebatable- arguable
- between rock and hard place
- between sixes and sevens
- betwixt and between
- bone of contention
- borderline
- chancy
- contestable
- contested
- disputable
- doubtful
- dubious
- exceptionable
- iffy
- in dispute
- moot
- mootable
- open to question
- problematic
- questionable
- the jury's out
- touch and go
- uncertain
- undecided
- unsettled
- up for discussion
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