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[between]

See: [BETWIXT AND BETWEEN], [COME BETWEEN], [PEW AND FAR BETWEEN].

[between a rock and a hard place]

See: [BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA].

[between life and death]  {adv. phr.}

In danger of dying or being killed; with life or death possible.

He held on to the mountainside between life and death while his friends went to get help.

* /The little sick girl lay all night between life and  […]

[between the devil and the deep blue sea] or  {literary} [between two fires] or [between a rock and a hard place]  {adv. phr.}

Between two dangers or difficulties, not knowing what to do.

* /The pirates had to fight and be killed or give up and be  […]

[between the eyes]

See: [HIT BETWEEN THE EYES].

[between the lines]

See: [READ BETWEEN THE LINES].

[between two fires]

See: [BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA].

[between two shakes of a lamb's tail]

See: [BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON].

[beyond measure]  {adj.} or  {adv. phr.},  {formal}

So much that it can not be measured or figured without any limits.

With her parents reunited and present at her graduation, she had happiness beyond measure.

* /No one envied him for he was popular  […]

[beyond one's depth]  {adj.} or  {adv. phr.}

1. Over your head in water; in water too deep to touch bottom.

Jack wasn't a good swimmer and nearly drowned when he drifted out beyond his depth.

2. In or into something too difficult for you; beyond  […]