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
Liberatore-Italian
Daryl['dæril]
Devine[də'vain]
RillaRIL-əEnglish
Ampelius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
SelİM-Turkish