进退失据

進退失據
jìntuìshījù
  1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
  2. in a hopeless situation

CEDICT

to be between a rock and a hard place

Wiktionary

比喻行事陷入困境，或临事张皇失措。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 进退 jìntuì
  1. to advance or retreat
  2. knowing when to come and when to leave
  3. a sense of propriety
2 失 shī
  1. to lose
  2. to miss
  3. to fail
=3 据 jù variant of 据 jù
=3 据 jù variant of 据 jù
=3 据 jù
  1. according to
  2. to act in accordance with
  3. to depend on
  4. to seize
  5. to occupy