English Dictionary

between a rock and a hard place

前置詞句

慣用表現

(idiomatic) In a difficult and inescapable position. / (idiomatic) Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.

日本語の意味

困難な立場に置かれ、どちらの選択肢も好ましくない状況（板挟みのジレンマ） / 両極端な選択肢の間で苦しむ状態

When the company demanded cost cuts but the workers refused layoffs, the manager found himself between a rock and a hard place.

会社が経費削減を求めたが、従業員が解雇に反対したため、マネージャーは板挟みになった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) In a difficult and inescapable position.

After meeting again that afternoon with Donna, Wilbur had advised her that she was indeed between a rock and a hard place. She could not hope to recover and build back the lost business until the suits were settled, and it appeared that the only way to settle the suits without going to court was to liquidate the mortuary assets or tap into the Clifton's personal funds.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.

Husbands, it seems to me, are caught between the Rock of Feminism and the Hard Place of their own marriages […]