Talk about being between a rock and a hard place.
Everything here is between a rock and a hard place.
They find themselves between a rock and a hard place.
The difference between first and last place was clear for all to see tonight.
Schools are caught between a rock and a hard place.
My problem is I'm caught between a rock and a hard place.
It wasn't the first time he'd been between a rock and a hard place.
You are caught between a rock and a hard place, as they say.
Poor man caught between a rock and a hard place.
He was caught between a rock and a hard place.