between the devil and the deep meaning in English
左右相逼
Examples
- For part, i remarked sweetly that we seemed to be between the devil and the deep sea .
我自己则直言不讳地说，我们已置身于魔鬼和深渊之间。 - She is now between the devil and the deep sea on this matter
她在这个问题上真是进退维谷。 - In solving that problem , they are between the devil and the deep sea
在处理那个问题上，他们进退两难。 - He couldn ' t make up his mind , for he was caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
他身陷进退维谷之境，因此下不了决心。 - I must move to a larger house or spend money extending this one ; either will be expensive so i ' m between the devil and the deep blue sea
我得搬到大一些的房子去，或者我得花钱扩建这幢房子。两者都很花钱，因此我进退两难。