-bein[getinto]anicehobble;bebetweentwofires;becaughtinadilemma;bedifficulttoproceedordrawback;beequallydifficulttogoonorretreat;beinadilemma;beonthehornsofadilemma;betweenthedevilandthedeep(blue)sea;beunabletoadvanceandunabletoretreat;canneithermakenorunmakeit;Itishardtogoforwardandhardalsotoretreat.;Itisimpossibleeithertoadvanceorretreat.;standatbay;Therewillbedifficultyindecidingwhethertoproceedorretire.;Toadvanceorrecedeisequallydifficult.;Togoonishardandtoreturnisequallyso.:
Atthemomentofindecision,wehelpedthemmakeuptheirminds.正在进退两难的当口,我们帮他们下了决心。
Youplacemeinsth.ofadilemma.你真叫我有点进退两难。