caught between Scylla and Charybdis
be caught between a rock and a hard place

Parents are caught between Scylla and Charybdis, so we decided to remove the barriers."

But Trencrom also knew that, caught between Scylla and Charybdis, the freight train was his only chance to survive.

Then you are caught between Scylla and Charybdis,' Waverley Graceworthy smiled.

The truth is, I'm caught between Scylla and Charybdis, and I was hoping you'd extend me an oar and rescue me."

If we can get a grasp on the pylon company, we'll have Roditis Securities caught between Scylla and Charybdis, and-" "Between who and whom?"

In ancient times the saying "caught between Scylla and Charybdis" was the equivalent of our "between the devil and the deep blue sea," or "between a rock and a hard place."

At first, I - and others like me - felt as if we were caught between Scylla and Charybdis -trapped between two alien political systems both of which would pervert the basic fabric of Japanese life.