between prep. 在…之間adv. 在中間

between the devil and the deep blue sea/ between a rock and a hard place
進退維谷；左右為難

You've put me between a rock and a hard place.
你將我陷入了進退兩難的境地。

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 _______!

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