entre la espada y la pared

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “between the sword and the wall”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌentɾe la esˌpada i la paˈɾed/ [ˌẽn̪.t̪ɾe la esˌpa.ð̞a i la paˈɾeð̞] Syllabification: en‧tre la es‧pa‧da y la pa‧red === Adverb === entre la espada y la pared (idiomatic) 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 === Further reading === “entre la espada y la pared”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025