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Definition of between hammer and anvil in English English dictionary
- in a very difficult or precarious position, between a rock and a hard place
- between the hammer and the anvil
- Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary
Yet for a time the nation was again placed between the democracy of the levellers and the despotism of the Stuarts, — between the hammer and the anvil.
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be·tween ham·mer and an·vilTurkish pronunciation
bitwin hämır ınd änvılPronunciation
/bēˈtwēn ˈhamər ənd ˈanvəl/ /biːˈtwiːn ˈhæmɜr ənd ˈænvəl/
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