| English | Russian |
| be between Scylla and Charybdis | находиться между Сциллой и Харибдой (Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, meaning "having to choose between two evils". Several other idioms, such as "on the horns of a dilemma", "between the devil and the deep blue sea", and "between a rock and a hard place" express similar meanings.) |
| be between Scylla and Charybdis | быть между Сциллой и Харибдой |
| be between Scylla and Charybdis | быть между Сциллой и Харибдой (Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, meaning "having to choose between two evils". Several other idioms, such as "on the horns of a dilemma", "between the devil and the deep blue sea", and "between a rock and a hard place" express similar meanings.) |
| between a rock and hard place | между двух огней (CNN Alex_Odeychuk) |
| he found himself between the devil and the deep blue sea | он оказался между молотом и наковальней |