between the hammer and the anvil
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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
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 Gilbert Chinard
Harried from the north by Hongi, the wretched people of the Thames were between the hammer and the anvil.
From The Long White Cloud by William Pember Reeves
I was between the hammer and the anvil.
From In Those Days The Story of an Old Man by Jehudah Steinberg
He now found himself between the hammer and the anvil.
From Held by Chinese Brigands by Herbert Strang
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