夹心饼干

夹心饼干

Literally means:

sandwich biscuits

Actually means:

someone suffering pressures from two different sides or being in the situation on of dilemma

It figuratively means someone is pressed between two forces like filling layer of biscuits. It connotes that one sinks in the dilemma between two persons, two matters or two forces and has to face up pressures or rebukes from both sides. It often means people in such situation have to endure the grievances for the sake of the overall interests.

比喻像两片饼干当中的馅儿被夹在中间。指人或事处在两个人、两个事物或两股势力的中间，面对来自双方有形或无形的压力，陷入两头受气或左右为难的境地。也指被夹在两个物体当中。施加压力的双方如果是事物，可以是具体的或抽象的。常表示在这种处境中的人虽然受到委屈，还要忍让或迁就，以便顾全大局。