"בין הפטיש והסדן" meaning in Hebrew

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Phrase

Forms: בֵּין הַ פַּטִּישׁ וְ הַ סַּדָּן [canonical], bein hapatísh v'hasadán [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|he|phrases|head=בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּן|sc=Hebr|sort=|tr=bein hapatísh v'hasadán|ts=}} בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּן • (bein hapatísh v'hasadán), {{he-phrase|tr=bein hapatísh v'hasadán|wv=בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּן}} בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּן • (bein hapatísh v'hasadán)
  1. caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place (literally "between the hammer and the anvil")

Download JSON data for בין הפטיש והסדן meaning in Hebrew (1.8kB)

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