tear between

To put someone in the position of having to choose between some equally desirable or undesirable options or loyalties. Used chiefly in the passive: The soldier was torn between staying on duty or going home.

See also: between, tear

See also:

in a cleft stick
put (someone or something) in a hole
devil you know is better than the devil you don't know, the
lesser of two evils
fall into (someone's or something's) hands
fall into someone's hands
fall into the wrong hands
leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open to (something)
leave open
leave yourself wide open to something

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