C1 Idiom Formal

μεταξύ σφύρας και άκμονος

between a hammer and an anvil

Significado

Caught in a difficult situation with two bad options.

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Contexto cultural

Used in formal political discourse to describe economic crises. The idiom is shared across many European languages due to Latin influence. The idiom is widely understood and used in Arabic literature. Used in philosophy to describe the tension between two opposing theories.

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Use sparingly

This is a heavy idiom. Don't use it for small problems.

Significado

Caught in a difficult situation with two bad options.

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Use sparingly

This is a heavy idiom. Don't use it for small problems.

Teste-se

Fill in the missing words.

Βρίσκομαι μεταξύ _____ και _____.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: σφύρας, άκμονος

The idiom is 'μεταξύ σφύρας και άκμονος'.

🎉 Pontuação: /1

Recursos visuais

Banco de exercicios

1 exercicios
Fill in the missing words. Fill Blank C1

Βρίσκομαι μεταξύ _____ και _____.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: σφύρας, άκμονος

The idiom is 'μεταξύ σφύρας και άκμονος'.

🎉 Pontuação: /1

Perguntas frequentes

1 perguntas

No, it is too formal.

Frases relacionadas

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σε αδιέξοδο

similar

in a dead end

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ανάμεσα σε δύο πυρά

similar

between two fires

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