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
Adannaya-Western African, Igbo
RhysHREES (Welsh), REES (English)Welsh
Greger-Swedish
Abrahams['eibrəhæm]
CristenKRIS-tənEnglish (Modern)
Ignasi-Catalan