/EN-treh el ehs-PAH-dah ee lah pah-RED/
Between a rock and a hard place — caught in an impossible situation where every choice brings consequences. The sword on one side, the wall on the other — there's no comfortable exit.
"I was stuck between my family and my job, no good options."
"He's in a real bind — can't stay and can't go."
/EN-treh el ehs-PAH-dah ee lah pah-RED/
Between a rock and a hard place — caught in an impossible situation where every choice brings consequences. The sword on one side, the wall on the other — there's no comfortable exit.
"I was stuck between my family and my job, no good options."
"He's in a real bind — can't stay and can't go."
Pringado
Persona tonta, ingenua o que siempre sale perdiendo en todo. En España se usa para alguien que se deja engañar o que hace el ridículo sin darse cuenta.