between the devil and the deep blue sea
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase
between the devil and the deep blue sea
- (idiomatic) Between undesirable alternatives.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dilemma, Thesaurus:difficult situation
Related terms
- devil seam (“the seam between garboard strake and the keel”) (a seam on wooden boats)
Translations
between undesirable alternatives — see between a rock and a hard place
See also
References
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “between the devil and the deep blue sea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Michael Quinion (2004) “Between the devil and the deep blue sea”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.
