| 释义 |
cleft stick
UK
noun
be in a cleft stick
■to be in a situation where it is very difficult to decide what to do, usually because both of your two choices of action would cause problems 进退维谷，左右为难；陷于窘境•UN troops are in a cleft stick: something has to be done for the civilian population, yet to retaliate would surely be the spark to ignite all-out war.联合国军队进退两难；为了平民不得不采取行动，可是还击势必会引发全面战争。 |