in a tight spot; having to make an impossible decision; a lose-lose situation
Shack wants to go to her best fish's birthday, but she already promised to go out of town with her friend. she is between a rock and a hard place.
by don't hate me February 4, 2005
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Having to choose between two undesirable situations
Some of David Letterman's female employees were caught between a rock and a hard place; They either had to sleep with a cranky and humorless old man or risk getting passed over for promotions by women that were.
by Mr Wilhelm October 8, 2009
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Deciding on a negative permanent situation or another negative permanent situation.
It's my wife or my girlfriend. Im stuck between a rock and a hard place.

She's stuck between a rock and a hard place. She is taking a hard dick in the ass and a rock in the pussy. Or visa versa. A sexual fantasy position. Also known as Double penetration.
Some dicks are referred to as hard as a rock, some dicks are hard.
by Fireann Steele November 30, 2019
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describing a situation where you have to make a decision that you don't want to make.
you got me in between a rock and a hard place; alright, i'll let you borrow two grand.
by 5150 December 4, 2004
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You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't

Either way you are in a mess and big trouble. You just aren't doing to well.
When my wife walked out because I wouldn't help her becuase I thought what she was doing was wrong. She gave me the choice to change my mind and follow her, if I really loved her, or sit at home and never see her again. I was really stuck between a rock and a hard place.
by NikkiMac July 30, 2007
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