between the devil and the deep blue sea
между двух огней (в очень трудном положении)
Maria was between the devil and the deep blue sea in her efforts to make peace in the family.
Другие идиомы:
- between a rock and a hard place
- betwixt and between
- bad blood (between people)
- back the wrong horse
- badger (someone)
- bark up the wrong tree
- best-laid plans of mice and men
- bet on the wrong horse
- black sheep of the family
- bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
- bull in a china shop
- buy a pig in a poke
- by shank's mare
- bat out of hell
- bats in the belfry