между двух огней
Russian
Alternative forms
- ме́жду двухъ огне́й (méždu dvux ognéj) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
- меж двух огне́й (mež dvux ognéj)
Etymology
Literally, between two fires.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmʲeʐdʊ dvux ɐɡˈnʲej]
Adverb
ме́жду двух огне́й • (méždu dvux ognéj)
- between a rock and a hard place
- Synonyms: ме́жду мо́лотом и накова́льней (méždu mólotom i nakoválʹnej), ме́жду Сци́ллой и Хари́бдой (méždu Scílloj i Xaríbdoj)
Usage notes
- In some older expressions or collocations, ме́жду (méždu) or меж (mež) is used with a genitive case, rather than the regular instrumental case, e.g. ме́жду строк (méždu strok, “between the lines”), ме́жду глаз (méždu glaz, “between the eyes”).
- In various cases both genitive and instrumental are used, e.g. ме́жду ног (méždu nog, “between the legs”) or ме́жду нога́ми (méždu nogámi, “between the legs”), ме́жду о́кон (méždu ókon, “between the windows”) or ме́жду о́кнами (méždu óknami, “between the windows”)
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