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adverb

entre la espada y la pared

/ˌentɾe la esˌpada i la paˈɾed/

adverb/ˌentɾe la esˌpada i la paˈɾed/

back to the wall, between a rock and a hard place, between Scylla and Charybdis, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, be on the horns of a dilemma

Literally, “between the sword and the wall”.