damned if one does and damned if one doesn't

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damned if one does and damned if one doesn't (not comparable)

  1. (informal, idiomatic) Of a situation where either choice results in a negative outcome.
    • 1836, Lorenzo Dow, Reflections on the Love of God (1836), ch. 6, p. 30 (on the doctrine of Particular Election):
      You can and you can't—You shall and you shan't—You will and you won't—And you will be damned if you do—And you will be damned if you don't.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:in a dilemma
    If John leaves for New York to follow his career, his father will disinherit him. He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.
    Damned if I do and damned if I don't.
    Damned if you do and damned if you don't.

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