צווישן האַמער און קאָוואַדלע - Idiomatically

Yiddish

Pronunciation

tsvvyshn ham`r vn qavvadl`

Literal Translation

between hammer and anvil

Equivalent idioms in other languages

This is how you express this idiom across languages and locales.

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Arabic
بين المطرقة والسندان
between the hammer and the anvil
English
Between a rock and a hard place
Finnish
puun ja kuoren välissä
between the wood and the bark
French
entre le marteau et l'enclume
between the hammer and the anvil
Greek
Μπρος γκρεμός και πίσω ρέμα
A cliff ahead and a stream behind
Hebrew
בין הפטיש והסדן
between the hammer and the anvil
Icelandic
á milli steins og sleggju
between a stone and a hammer
Italian
Tra l'incudine e il martello
Between the anvil and the hammer
Japanese
板挟み
between two boards
Portuguese
entre a cruz e a espada
between the cross and the sword
Russian
Между молотом и наковальней
Between an anvil and a hammer
Spanish
entre la espada y la pared
between sword and wall