All between a rock and a hard place synonyms
be·tween a rock and a hard place
B b noun between a rock and a hard place
- pickle — a single grain or kernel, as of barley or corn.
- predicament — an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.
- dilemma — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- quandary — a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
- crunch — If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
- difficulty — the fact or condition of being difficult.
- nuisance — an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- hot water — trouble; a predicament: His skipping classes will get him into real hot water when exam time comes.
- no-win situation — choice between negative outcomes
- tight spot — a serious, difficult, or dangerous situation
adj between a rock and a hard place
- catch-22 — If you describe a situation as a Catch-22, you mean it is an impossible situation because you cannot do one thing until you do another thing, but you cannot do the second thing until you do the first thing.
- cornered — having (a specified number or type of) corners
- hobson's choice — the choice of taking either that which is offered or nothing; the absence of a real alternative.