caught between the devil and the deep blue sea



caught between the devil and the deep blue sea

Faced with two undesirable choices or situations. I cheated on the test, and now, I'm caught between the devil and the deep blue sea—I either have to confess to my teacher or live with the guilt. Ugh! A: "I asked two girls to the dance, and they found out about it! Now, I've got two angry women to deal with." B: "Sounds like you're caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, buddy."
See also: and, blue, caught, deep, devil, sea

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Esha-Indian, Hindi
Morgane-French
OlgaOL-gah (Russian), AWL-gah (Polish, German)Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Latvian, Hungarian, Itali
Hall&Thorn;ÓRa-Ancient Scandinavian
MillieMIL-eeEnglish
Juliannejoo-lee-ANEnglish