milli tveggja elda
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “between two fires”.
Adverb
[edit]- between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place
- Ungverjaland var milli tveggja elda í síðari heimsstyrjöldinni.
- Hungary was between the devil and the deep sea in WWII.