"between a rock and a hard place" meaning in Английский

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      "examples": [
        {
          "author": "Muirhead, Bruce",
          "date": "2004",
          "ref": "Muirhead, Bruce, «From Special Relationship to Third Option: Canada, the U.S., and the Nixon Shock», 2004 г. CoCA",
          "source": "COCA",
          "text": "The Liberals were seemingly caught between a rock and a hard place with the threat of American retaliation hanging like the sword of Damocles over their heads if the government did not bow to administration wishes.",
          "title": "From Special Relationship to Third Option: Canada, the U.S., and the Nixon Shock"
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        "меж двух огней; между молотом и наковальней; между Сциллой и Харибдой"
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        {
          "author": "Muirhead, Bruce",
          "date": "2004",
          "ref": "Muirhead, Bruce, «From Special Relationship to Third Option: Canada, the U.S., and the Nixon Shock», 2004 г. CoCA",
          "source": "COCA",
          "text": "The Liberals were seemingly caught between a rock and a hard place with the threat of American retaliation hanging like the sword of Damocles over their heads if the government did not bow to administration wishes.",
          "title": "From Special Relationship to Third Option: Canada, the U.S., and the Nixon Shock"
        }
      ],
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        "меж двух огней; между молотом и наковальней; между Сциллой и Харибдой"
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  "word": "between a rock and a hard place"
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