| 词汇 | caught between the hammer and the anvil |
| 词源 | caught between the hammer and the anvil. To be surround- ed by powerful enemy forces. The allusion is to the blacksmith’s hammer and anvil, but the expression was first heard by most Americans from the lips of General Tommy R. Franks, regional commander of American forces in the war against terrorism (2001), who referred to Al-Queda forces trapped on the battle- field in Afghanistan. |
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