i think it can be: to be between the devil and the deep blue sea or to be between Scylla and Charybdis

Between the hammer and the anvil.

djamel gave the best answer it is: between the hammer and the anvil NOT between the anvil and the hammer

BETWEEN AN ANVIL AND A HAMMER.

hey, this is like a proverb so u don't need to translate it literally, because it means to be in a bad situation, both the two choices are difficult.