milli tveggja elda

Icelandic

Etymology

From the preposition milli (“between”) + tveggja the genitive plural of tveir (“two”) + elda the genitive plural of eldur (“fire”). Literally meaning "between two fires".

Adverb

milli tveggja elda

1. between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place

   Ungverjaland var milli tveggja elda í síðari heimsstyrjöldinni.

   Hungary was between the devil and the deep sea in WWII.

See also

• á milli steins og sleggju