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a rock in a hard place

Idiom Leadership

Meaning

to be in a very difficult or challenging situation

Example Sentences

"He found himself a rock in a hard place when he had to choose between two difficult options."

Related Expressions

shocked to the core

deeply shocked or disturbed

tune in to

to become aware of or responsive to something or someone

race against time

to rush to complete something before a deadline

Pyrrhic victory

A victory won at too great a cost to be worthwhile.

crack down on

to take strict action to stop something

a bright spark

a clever and intelligent person; someone with original ideas