Between The Hammer And The Anvil Meaning

Between The Hammer And The Anvil is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic) With the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

Between The Hammer And The Anvil

(idiomatic) With the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.

Example : 1848, Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné, The Protector, a vindication (page 250)  Yet for a time the nation was again placed between the democracy of the levellers and the despotism of the Stuarts, — between the hammer and the anvil.1990, Judas Priest, Between The Hammer and the Anvil  The sinner / Will testify / They'll suffer / When sacrificed on high / The burning sermons purge their evil words / Between the hammer and the anvil

Meaning of Between The Hammer And The Anvil

Between The Hammer And The Anvil is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. Between The Hammer And The Anvil stands for (idiomatic) With the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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