خياران أحلاهما مر

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Arabic

Etymology

Literally: “two options the sweeter of which is bitter”.

Noun

خِيارَانِ أَحْلاهُمَا مُرٌّ (ḵiyārāni ʔaḥlāhumā murrunm du (duale tantum)

  1. (idiomatic) a choice between two unpleasant alternatives; expresses between a rock and a hard place, between the hammer and the anvil, between the devil and the deep blue sea
    نَحْنُ أَمامَ خِيارَيْنِ أَحْلاهُمَا مُرٌّ.
    naḥnu ʔamāma ḵiyārayni ʔaḥlāhumā murrun.
    We are caught between a rock and a hard place.
    (literally, “We are faced with two options the sweeter of which is bitter.”)