phrases, sayings, idioms and expressions at

Between a rock and a hard place

Posted by Dee on April 05, 2007

I believe that the phrase,"between a rock and a hard place" actually originates in scripture when Jacob is sleeping on a rock while wrestling with the Angel of the Lord and going to meet Esau, his brother, the next day who might kill him.

© 1997 – 2024 Phrases.org.uk. All rights reserved.