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between a rock and a hard place
Definition:  to be in a very difficult situation and to have to make a hard decision
Usage:  I hate my job, but I cannot quit due to the debts I have; I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place
SEPEDI
Translation:  gare ga leswika le lefolo le lethata
Proverb: di eme mašarašara, di šita Phaahla go ahlola
XITSONGA
Translation:  exikarhi ka ribye na ndhawu yo tiya
Proverb: u le xikarhi ka madinda na mahlwehlwe
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  vhukati ha tombo na fhethu hu konḓaho
Proverb: zwi fara muhulwane ṱhaha