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
No man born can keep so many irons in the fire and not himself come between the hammer and the anvil.
From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie
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 Chinard, Gilbert
He now found himself between the hammer and the anvil.
From Held by Chinese Brigands by Strang, Herbert
American commerce was now, indeed, between the hammer and the anvil.
From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen
