entre la espada y la pared

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, between sword and wall

Adverb

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entre la espada y la pared

  1. (idiomatic) back to the wall, between a rock and a hard place, between Scylla and Charybdis, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, be on the horns of a dilemma

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