1,be torn/caught between doing:I'm so torn between buying a new car and having a good holiday2,be in the middle:John promised Tom to go fishing, but his father wanted him to help at home. John was in the middle.3,be in a box :David was in a box because his mother wanted him to stay home and his father wanted him to go shopping.4,(be caught) in/into a dilemma:I am in a dilemma whether to do maths or English5,be in a quandary:He found himself in a quandary.