Đồng nghĩa của between a rock and a hard place

between the devil and the deep blue sea between Scylla and Charybdis between the hammer and the anvil between two fires catch-22 cornered Hobson's choice in a dilemma in a pickle in a predicament in the middle no choice sitting on a powder keg

hard-pressed pushed beleaguered busy harassed troubled overburdened overloaded overtaxed overworked time-poor harried under pressure under stress pressed struggling in difficulties in a tight corner in a tight spot under the cosh hard at it in dire straits with your back to the wall up against it with one's back up against the wall at the end of one's rope fraught stressed overextended strained stretched with one's back to the wall

on the horns of a dilemma between Scylla and Charybdis in a no-win situation between the devil and the deep blue sea

bind dilemma predicament quandary mess mire plight quagmire corner fix impasse jam spot hole pickle box difficulty muddle rattrap swamp crunch jackpot double bind hot water no-win situation sticky situation tight situation tight spot awkward situation rabbit hole spot of bother catch-22 difficult situation sticky wicket cleft stick trouble scrape crisis tight corner problem imbroglio emergency perplexity deep water tricky situation dire straits stew strait entanglement pinch hardship fine kettle of fish exigency embarrassment confusion distress kettle of fish puzzle bad news complication pretty kettle of fish conundrum how-do-you-do hang-up unfortunate situation extremity clutch problematic situation situation ticklish situation issue bother condition straits disaster catastrophe adversity pass setback calamity mix-up juncture cataclysm circumstance hell sorry condition sad state hard times hell on earth conflict hot spot soup comess drag asperity deadlock disorder misfortune upheaval tragedy turmoil blow fiasco havoc debacle tribulation mishap drama shambles flash point horror state spot of trouble double trouble bit of bother controversy critical situation train wreck tangle catch uncertainty bottleneck reversal hassle rigor vicissitude desperate straits reverse tinderbox chaos disarray failure trauma rigour uphill bewilderment crash collapse squeeze affliction scourge devastation depression apocalypse zero hour bad situation with nowhere to turn l Dutch trouble spot big trouble vicious circle worst-case scenario difficult choice reversal of fortune car crash circumstances case jumble discomfiture mass of problems cul-de-sac involvement cessation morass pause rest stalemate indecision damned if you do, damned if you don't equation botched situation poser troublesome situation doubt indigence destitution facer potential crisis emergency situation urgent situation spectacle lose-lose Dunkirk crossroads conjuncture head situational problem nuisance commotion fuss incident state of perplexity state of uncertainty delicate situation scene disturbance business tension occasion melodrama affair adventure row posture lot position fracas sensation thrill excitement boiling point crunch time breaking point knot farce impediment source of trouble thorn in one's flesh danger extreme suffering diffict situation up a tree complexity difficult problem embarrassing situation hot seat embarrassing problem to-do large order rough go jeopardy peril tear-jerker brouhaha enmeshment embroilment imperilment endangerment mare's nest risk complicated situation soap opera pretty crossroad a bad situation a hole mystification turning point a fix a jam panic stations a plight a mess choke point a predicament a scrape a tight corner a sorry condition a bind contingency a difficult situation harm's way meltdown misadventure urgency pressure ruin blight stress whammy shock monstrosity bomb woe shipwreck disorderliness desolation holocaust trial messiness bust hot potato heavy blow stroke of ill luck web travails matter pitfall puzzlement net crux mesh necessity need snarl want accident snag suffering skein misery pain burden torment bad luck grievance worry downer dolour bummer tough luck ill-luck ill-fortune hard knocks can of worms trials and tribulations ill luck stage trap snare toughy toughie compulsion push climax unforeseen circumstances place state of things state of affairs poverty privation thorn in your flesh tanglement grief difficulties hiccup Gordian knot katzenjammer gremlin fly in the ointment rub hornets' nest nodus prob stumbling block meshes quicksand intricacy noose penury deprivation impoverishment lack beggary austerity discomfort jungle throe travail ruination injury hazard maze clutter tough break holy mess unholy mess rotten luck hard time ticklish spot demand labyrinth constraint requirement acuteness demandingness sorrow focus question subject matter of contention enigma stumper concern hitch interest contention subject matter theme point of contention argument topic point challenge needfulness requisite essential imperativeness wont criticalness pressingness wretchedness heartache heartbreak strain upset torture duress exigence cross problems pains labor awkwardness labour buffet hardness ill contretemps mischance nakba poison knock hurting jinx skids strenuousness strife laboriousness arduousness aggravation struggling struggle pain in the rear stroke of bad luck harsh conditions tough situation bad break pain in the backside evil eye the worst pain in the neck pain in the bum kiss of death ill fortune ado anxiety toil frustration painfulness hangup annoyance irritation mental burden inconvenience weight bafflement

between engagements between jobs between ourselves between rock and hard place between Scylla and Charybdis between sixes and sevens between appointments between be tutored in beturtlenecked be turned toward be turned over