double bind



double bind

A no-win situation. When both of Sally's jobs scheduled her to work on the same day, she was put in a double bind. She needed both incomes and could not afford to lose either position.
See also: bind, double

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Michelangelomee-KE-lahn-je-loItalian
Laurentine-French
Felizitasfe-LEE-tsee-tahsGerman
Yaroslavayah-rah-SLAH-vah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
JarrodJER-əd, JAR-ədEnglish
HennieHEN-neeDutch