être pris entre deux feux

French

Etymology

Literally, caught between two fires.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.tʁə pʁi ɑ̃.tʁə dø fø/
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Verb

être pris entre deux feux

  1. (figuratively) to be between a rock and a hard place, to be between Scylla and Charybdis, to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, to be caught in the middle, to be caught in the crossfire

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