Question
Select the most appropriate meaning of the bold idiom in
the following sentence. When the customer demanded a refund, the receptionist was caught between a rock and a hard place.Solution
The idiom "caught between a rock and a hard place" refers to being in a difficult situation with no easy way out.
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