idiom
between a rock and a hard place
beh-TWEEN ah ROK and ah HARD PLAYS
bɪˈtwiːn ə rɒk ænd ə hɑːrd pleɪsListen
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Syllable breakdown
betweenarockandahardplace
Dictionary meaning
caught between two equally unpleasant choices
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