ここでは「英語で1日1フレーズ」を紹介します。
今日のフレーズは「Caught between a rock and a hard place.」です。
「Caught between a rock and a hard place.」は、直訳すると「岩と固い場所の間に挟まれる」となりますが、実際には「板挟みになっている」「どちらを選んでも困難な状況」という意味になります。このフレーズは、二つの選択肢のどちらも望ましくない状況を表現する際に使われます。
例えば、何か困難な決断を迫られているときに「I’m caught between a rock and a hard place.（どちらを選んでも困難な状況だよ）」と言うことができます。
また、誰かが仕事と家庭の両方に悩んでいるときに「He’s really caught between a rock and a hard place with his job and family issues.（彼は仕事と家庭の問題で本当に板挟みの状態だ）」と言うこともできます。
ほかにも、重大な決断を迫られている状況で「I’m caught between a rock and a hard place trying to decide whether to take the new job or stay with my current one.（新しい仕事を受けるか、今の仕事に留まるかの決断において、板挟みの状態だ）」などと言うこともできます。
まとめると、「Caught between a rock and a hard place.」は、文字通り「岩と固い場所の間に挟まれる」という意味ではなく、困難な選択を迫られる状況を指すイディオムとして使われています。このフレーズを使うことで、困難な状況にいることを効果的に表現することができます。
この「Caught between a rock and a hard place.」を使って、困難な選択に直面している状況を伝える際に活用してみてください。
Caught between a rock and a hard place.
板挟みになっている。二つの悪い選択肢の間。どちらを選んでも困難な状況
この「英語で1日1フレーズ」では、気軽に英語学習を継続できるように、毎回1つの知っていると役立つ英語フレーズを紹介しています。
Actions speak louder than words.
Better late than never.
Break the ice.
Don't cry over spilled milk.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Once in a blue moon.
Practice makes perfect.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
The early bird catches the worm.
Time is money.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A blessing in disguise.
A dime a dozen.
A feather in one's cap.
A penny for your thoughts.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
A watched pot never boils.
Add insult to injury.
All ears.
All is fair in love and war.
All thumbs.
As cool as a cucumber.
As high as a kite.
Back to square one.
Back to the drawing board.
Backseat driver.
Barking up the wrong tree.
Beat a dead horse.
Beat around the bush.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Better safe than sorry.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Bite off more than one can chew.
Bite the bullet.
Blood is thicker than water.
Break a leg.
Burn the midnight oil.
Call it a day.
Caught between a rock and a hard place.
Clean as a whistle.
Close, but no cigar.
Cost an arm and a leg.
Cut corners.
Cut to the chase.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Easy come, easy go.
Every dog has its day.
Fish out of water.
Fit as a fiddle.
Fortune favors the bold.
From rags to riches.
Get a taste of one's own medicine.
Get one's act together.
Get out of hand.
Give it a shot.
Give someone the benefit of the doubt.
Give someone the cold shoulder.
Go the extra mile.
Hit the hay.
Hit the nail on the head.
Hit the road.
Hit the sack.
Hold your horses.
Honesty is the best policy.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Ignorance is bliss.
In the blink of an eye.
In the heat of the moment.
In the twinkling of an eye.
It takes two to tango.
Jump on the bandwagon.
Jump the gun.
Jumping through hoops.
Jumping to conclusions.
Keep it under your hat.
Keep one's fingers crossed.
Keep your chin up.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Mind over matter.
On the ball.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Put a sock in it.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
The ball is in your court.
Under the weather.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
