between Scylla and Charybdis

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈtwiːn.ˈsɪlə.ænd.kəˈɹɪbdɪs/
• (with intrusive r) IPA^(key): /bəˈtwiːn.ˈsɪləɹ.ænd.kəˈɹɪbdɪs/

Prepositional phrase

between Scylla and Charybdis

1. (idiomatic) Between two dangers.

   Synonyms: between a rock and a hard place, between the hammer and the anvil, between the devil and the deep blue sea; see also Thesaurus:dilemma, Thesaurus:difficult situation

Related terms

• Scylla
• Charybdis

Translations

idiomatic

• Breton: mont eus ar prad d'al lanneg (br), mont eus ar billig d'an tan
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 進退維谷／进退维谷 (zh) (jìntuìwéigǔ)

• Danish: mellem Skylla og Karybdis
• Esperanto: fali de sitelo en barelon
• Finnish: Skyllan ja Kharybdiksen välillä
• French: de Charybde en Scylla (fr)
• German: vom Regen in die Traufe, vom Regen in die Traufe kommen (de), vom Regen in die Traufe geraten, zwischen Skylla und Charybdis sein (de)
• Greek: μεταξύ Σκύλλας και Χάρυβδης (metaxý Skýllas kai Cháryvdis)
• Irish: amach as na muineacha is isteach sna driseacha
• Italian: tra l'incudine e il martello
• Japanese: 前門の虎後門の狼 (zenmon no tora kōmon no ōkami)
• Khmer: ចុះ​ទឹក​ក្រពើរ ឡើង​លើ​ខ្លា (coh tɨk krɑpəə rɔɔ laəŋ ləə klaa)
• Polish: między Scyllą a Charybdą (pl), między młotem a kowadłem (pl)
• Russian: ме́жду Сци́ллой и Хари́бдой (ru) (méždu Scílloj i Xaríbdoj)
• Spanish: entre la espada y la pared (es), entre Escila y Caribdis, entre dos fuegos
• Swedish: mellan Skylla och Karybdis