en caught between devil and deep blue sea (a)

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary
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Synonyms

  • fi puun ja kuoren välissä ➜
  • fr entre le marteau et l enclume ➜
  • is milli tveggja elda ➜
  • is á milli steins og sleggju ➜
  • ja 前門の虎 後門の狼 ➜
  • pt entre a espada e a parede ➜
  • ru между двух огней ➜
  • ru между молотом и наковальней ➜
  • sv i valet och kvalet ➜
  • sv mellan två eldar ➜
  • zh 进退两难 ➜
  • zh 進退兩難 ➜

Related terms

  • en alternative ➜
  • en between rock and hard place ➜
  • en between scylla and charybdis ➜
  • en choice ➜
  • en hobson's choice ➜
  • en lesser of two evils ➜
  • en on horns of dilemma ➜
  • en out of frying pan into fire ➜
  • en undesirable ➜

Word forms

  • en between devil and deep sea ➜
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