between a rock and a hard place

Example Sentences

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Still, farmers are stuck between a rock and a hard place.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

You are between a rock and a hard place.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Andrew Procter, from the National Eczema Society, says that while steroid creams can still be very effective for the majority, patients are "stuck between a rock and a hard place".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“She’s between a rock and a hard place on fiscal,” he notes.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

Anyone who uses this expression more than once a month should be required to send a donation to the ASPCA. between a rock and a hard place.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner