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
"In a strait place you have put us," Hilary broke out bitterly to Thomas, "by your prohibition you have set us between the hammer and the anvil!"
From Henry the Second by Green, Mrs. J. R.
You are between the hammer and the anvil, M. le Comte!
From Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France by Weyman, Stanley John
Situated between Russia and Hungary, she came more and more to resemble the iron between the hammer and the anvil.
From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph
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 Reeves, William Pember
