between the devil and the deep blue sea/ between a rock and a hard place

　　进退维谷；左右为难

　　You've put me between a rock and a hard place.

　　你将我陷入了进退两难的境地。

　　The following example demonstrates the idiom being used to describe a choice between two jobs.

　　Fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

　　Gertrude: How did your job interview _______?

　　Ruby: Well, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that I love the job, and they want to hire me.

　　Gertrude: So, what’s the bad news?

　　Ruby: The bad news is that they can only _______ so they can’t pay me.

　　Gertrude: Oh no! What are you going to do?

　　Ruby: Well, I can choose the job I love for no pay, or I can choose the other job I was _______. That job _______, but I think I would hate it.

　　Gertrude: You’re really stuck _______!