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1 меж двух огней
1) General subject: between Scylla and Charybdis2) Literal: between two fires4) Set phrase: between a rock and a hard place (напр, they often find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place)5) American English: Catch-22, Hobson's choice, between the hammer and the anvil, cornered, in a dilemma, in a pickle, in a predicament, in the middle, no choice, sitting on a powder keg6) Current usage: between the devil and the deep blue sea -
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МЕЖДУ (МЕЖ) ДВУХ ОГНЕЙ coll PrepP these forms only usu. adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: human, collect, or, rare, abstr) fixed WO(to be, find o.s.) in a difficult situation, when danger or trouble threatens from both sidesbetween two firesbetween a rock and a hard place between the devil and the deep blue sea caught in the cross fire.«Жена совершенно права. И без вас не сладко. Собачья жизнь, сумасшедший дом. Все время меж двух огней...» (Пастернак 1). "My wife is quite right. Things are bad enough without you. It's a dogs life, a madhouse. I am caught between two fires" (1a).«Он (Андрей) оказался меж двух огней. Подозрение сверху и подозрение снизу...» (Аксёнов 12). "He's (Andrei is) caught between a rock and a hard place. Suspicion from above and suspicion from below..." (12a). -
3 меж двух огней
• МЕЖДУ < МЕЖ> ДВУХ ОГНЕЙ coll[PrepP; these forms only; usu. adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: human, collect, or, rare, abstr); fixed WO]=====⇒ (to be, find o.s.) in a difficult situation, when danger or trouble threatens from both sides:- caught in the cross fire.♦ "Жена совершенно права. И без вас не сладко. Собачья жизнь, сумасшедший дом. Все время меж двух огней..." (Пастернак 1). "Му wife is quite right. Things are bad enough without you. It's a dogs life, a madhouse. I am caught between two fires" (1a).♦ "Он [Андрей] оказался меж двух огней. Подозрение сверху и подозрение снизу..." (Аксёнов 12). "He's [Andrei is] caught between a rock and a hard place. Suspicion from above and suspicion from below..." (12a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > меж двух огней
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4 между двух огней
• МЕЖДУ < МЕЖ> ДВУХ ОГНЕЙ coll[PrepP; these forms only; usu. adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: human, collect, or, rare, abstr); fixed WO]=====⇒ (to be, find o.s.) in a difficult situation, when danger or trouble threatens from both sides:- caught in the cross fire.♦ "Жена совершенно права. И без вас не сладко. Собачья жизнь, сумасшедший дом. Все время меж двух огней..." (Пастернак 1). "Му wife is quite right. Things are bad enough without you. It's a dogs life, a madhouse. I am caught between two fires" (1a).♦ "Он [Андрей] оказался меж двух огней. Подозрение сверху и подозрение снизу..." (Аксёнов 12). "He's [Andrei is] caught between a rock and a hard place. Suspicion from above and suspicion from below..." (12a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > между двух огней
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5 быть между молотом и наковальней
[byt' m'ezhdu molotom i nakoval'n'ey] To be between the sledge-hammer and the anvil. To be caught between two equally serious evils or dangers. Cf. To be between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > быть между молотом и наковальней
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6 выбор между двумя нежелательными альтернативами
Phraseological unit: caught between the devil and the deep blue sea (Having a choice between two alternatives, both undesirable.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > выбор между двумя нежелательными альтернативами
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7 между молотом и наковальней
книжн.between < the> hammer and < the> anvil; cf. between a rock and a hard spot; between the upper and nether millstones; between the devil and the blue (the deep) seaРазночинец был слишком занят своей личной судьбой, поисками своей роли в драме жизни. Разночинец жил "между молотом и наковальней", молот - самодержавие, наковальня - народ. (М. Горький, О том, как я учился писать) — The raznochinets was too much concerned with his own fate and with finding his own place in the drama of life; he found himself between the hammer of the autocracy and the anvil of the people.
"Попали между молотом и наковальней. Какой-нибудь умник скажет: раньше думать надо было. Будь у нас возможность выбора, уж сообразили бы..." (В. Черняк, Час пробил) — 'And now we're caught between a rock and a hard spot. Some smart ass would say we should have done our thinking sooner. If we'd had a choice, maybe we would have done things differently...'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > между молотом и наковальней
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