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
- (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