The right message - Expressions with "put" - Hard places

Idiom of the Week "be caught between a rock and a hard place": be in a situation with two possible outcomes that are equally bad (in der Zwickmühle sitzen) EXAMPLE: "In dealing with the Islamic State, the US is caught between a rock and a hard place." Learn another common idiom that means the same thing. The September magazine FREE BOOKLET! Office English LEARNING ENGLISH: 8 tips & tricks TRAVEL: The Wales Coast Path Complete contents • Order Spotlight Download the magazine now (€5.90). We'll talk later What words should tell others you're not in the office? Owen Connors: The right message. Put your feet up In our grammar exercise, practise using 10 expressions with the word "put": Putting it right. Photo: iStock Spontaneous dialogue Joanna Westcombe gets your students talking to one another in Zigzag dialogues. Today's question The expression "shelf life" is used in...     laboratories • libraries • supermarkets Think you know the answer? Vote now! TIPP: Wenn der Newsletter nicht richtig angezeigt wird, klicken Sie hier. The Old Curiosity Shop     A little girl and her grandfather live in the slums of London in this classic by Charles Dickens, adapted for level B1. Includes an audio CD. Available in our Sprachenshop for €12.99 (D) / €13.40 (A). Anzeigen Für Informationen zu Anzeigenschaltungen in Spotlight wenden Sie sich bitte an: anzeige@spotlight-verlag.de oder Tel. (089) 85 68 1-131 /-132 /-133 Newsletter Sie haben diesen Newsletter zurzeit an die Adresse antnmr.english@blogger.com bestellt. Klicken Sie hier, wenn Sie diesen Newsletter abbestellen wollen. Adesso | Business Spotlight | Dalango | Deutsch perfekt | Ecos | Écoute | Sprachenshop | Spotlight Spotlight Verlag GmbH, Fraunhoferstr. 22, 82152 Planegg, Deutschland. Telefon: +49 (89) 8 56 81-0 Verantwortlich gem. §55 RStV: Dr. Wolfgang Stock, Markus Schunk | Sitz Planegg. Registergericht München, HRB 179611 Copyright Spotlight Verlag GmbH, 1999-2014