进退两难

进退两难 [jìn tuì liǎng náng]

1. ■ be in [get into] a nice hobble; be between two fires; be caught in a dilemma; be difficult to proceed or draw back; be equally difficult to go on or retreat; be in a dilemma; be on the horns of a dilemma; between the devil and the deep (blue) sea; be unable to advance and unable to retreat; can neither make nor unmake it; It is hard to go forward and hard also to retreat.; It is impossible either to advance or retreat.; stand at bay; There will be difficulty in deciding whether to proceed or retire.; To advance or recede is equally difficult.; To go on is hard and to return is equally so.:

正在进退两难的当口， 我们帮他们下了决心。 At the moment of indecision, we helped them make up their minds.

你真叫我有点进退两难。 You place me in sth. of a dilemma.