-beinafix[dilemma;quandary];beatanonplus[plunge];behardputtoit(for);beinacleftstick;belockedinthehornsofadilemma;beon[between]thehornsofadilemma;bethrownintoadilemma;betweenthedevilandthedeepsea;beupatree;difficulteithertoadvanceordrawback;remaininaveryundecidedstate;stickinthemud:
Thereactionaryauthoritiesarebetweentwofiresandhavebeendiscredited.反动当局弄得进退维谷,不得人心。