英语词组be in a cleft stick是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

idiombe in a cleft stick BrEBrEto be in a difficult situation where you must make one of two equally unpleasant choices:The police feel they are in a cleft stick; they want to be open about corruption, but fear that their reputation will suffer.The PR person is often caught in a cleft stick between his boss' enthusiasm for an idea and the scorn which he knows the media will feel for it.

be in a cleft stick

To be in a problematic or difficult situation; to have only undesirable or unfavorable options from which to choose. The image is that of a snake being trapped with a V-shaped end of a stick. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Well, we're in a cleft stick now! Do we start pushing the car towards town, or hope that someone passes by with a can of petrol? With such unlikable candidates, the public is really in a cleft stick.

be (or be caught) in a cleft stick

be in a difficult situation, when any action you take will have adverse consequences. chiefly British

Cleft is one of the forms of the past participle of cleave , in its basic meaning of ‘divide with a cutting blow’ or ‘split’. The other form still current in standard English is cloven , and the two words tend to be used in different contexts: we find a cleft stick and a cleft palate but a cloven hoof .

be (caught) in a cleft ˈstick

(informal) be in a difficult situation when any action you take will have bad results: I was in a cleft stick — my job was boring but I couldn’t move to another firm without losing my company pension.

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释义	idiombe in a cleft stick BrEBrEto be in a difficult situation where you must make one of two equally unpleasant choices:The police feel they are in a cleft stick; they want to be open about corruption, but fear that their reputation will suffer.The PR person is often caught in a cleft stick between his boss' enthusiasm for an idea and the scorn which he knows the media will feel for it. be in a cleft stick To be in a problematic or difficult situation; to have only undesirable or unfavorable options from which to choose. The image is that of a snake being trapped with a V-shaped end of a stick. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Well, we're in a cleft stick now! Do we start pushing the car towards town, or hope that someone passes by with a can of petrol? With such unlikable candidates, the public is really in a cleft stick. be (or be caught) in a cleft stick be in a difficult situation, when any action you take will have adverse consequences. chiefly British Cleft is one of the forms of the past participle of cleave , in its basic meaning of ‘divide with a cutting blow’ or ‘split’. The other form still current in standard English is cloven , and the two words tend to be used in different contexts: we find a cleft stick and a cleft palate but a cloven hoof . be (caught) in a cleft ˈstick (informal) be in a difficult situation when any action you take will have bad results: I was in a cleft stick — my job was boring but I couldn’t move to another firm without losing my company pension.
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