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"Between two dangers."
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"(idiomatic) Between two dangers."
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"word": "between the hammer and the anvil"
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"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "mont eus ar prad d'al lanneg"
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{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
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"word": "mont eus ar billig d'an tan"
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"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "進退維谷"
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"roman": "jìntuìwéigǔ",
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"word": "进退维谷"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "mellem Skylla og Karybdis"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "fali de sitelo en barelon"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "Skyllan ja Kharybdiksen välillä"
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"code": "fr",
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"word": "de Charybde en Scylla"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "vom Regen in die Traufe"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "vom Regen in die Traufe kommen"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "vom Regen in die Traufe geraten"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "zwischen Skylla und Charybdis sein"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "metaxý Skýllas kai Cháryvdis",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "μεταξύ Σκύλλας και Χάρυβδης"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "amach as na muineacha is isteach sna driseacha"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "tra l'incudine e il martello"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zenmon no tora kōmon no ōkami",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "前門の虎後門の狼"
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "coh tɨk krɑpəə rɔɔ laəŋ ləə klaa",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "ចុះទឹកក្រពើរ ឡើងលើខ្លា"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "między Scyllą a Charybdą"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "między młotem a kowadłem"
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"word": "ме́жду Сци́ллой и Хари́бдой"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "entre la espada y la pared"
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"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "entre Escila y Caribdis"
},
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "entre dos fuegos"
},
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"lang": "Swedish",
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"word": "mellan Skylla och Karybdis"
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"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "進退維谷"
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"word": "进退维谷"
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"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "mellem Skylla og Karybdis"
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"word": "fali de sitelo en barelon"
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"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "Skyllan ja Kharybdiksen välillä"
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"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "de Charybde en Scylla"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "vom Regen in die Traufe"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "vom Regen in die Traufe kommen"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "zwischen Skylla und Charybdis sein"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "metaxý Skýllas kai Cháryvdis",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "μεταξύ Σκύλλας και Χάρυβδης"
},
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "amach as na muineacha is isteach sna driseacha"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "tra l'incudine e il martello"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zenmon no tora kōmon no ōkami",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "前門の虎後門の狼"
},
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "coh tɨk krɑpəə rɔɔ laəŋ ləə klaa",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "ចុះទឹកក្រពើរ ឡើងលើខ្លា"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "między Scyllą a Charybdą"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "między młotem a kowadłem"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "méždu Scílloj i Xaríbdoj",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "ме́жду Сци́ллой и Хари́бдой"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "entre la espada y la pared"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "entre Escila y Caribdis"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "entre dos fuegos"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "mellan Skylla och Karybdis"
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"word": "between Scylla and Charybdis"
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