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
I was between the hammer and the anvil.
From In Those Days The Story of an Old Man by Jehudah Steinberg
You are between the hammer and the anvil, M. le Comte!
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Stanley J. Weyman
He was between the hammer and the anvil and, as he could obtain no guarantee of assistance from England, he determined to throw himself into the arms of Russia.
From For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
You are between the hammer and the anvil, M. le Comte!
From Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France by Stanley John Weyman
