挟はさみ撃うち

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

pincer attack; attack on both sides; double envelopment

Military and figurative use: attacking or pressuring from two sides simultaneously. Often used with する.

• 敵てき軍ぐんを挟はさみ撃うちにして殲せん滅めつした。

  They annihilated the enemy forces with a pincer attack.

• 与よ野や党とうから挟はさみ撃うちにされた法ほう案あん。

  A bill that came under attack from both the ruling and opposition parties.