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
FebeFE-be (Italian)Dutch, Spanish, Italian
Aonghas-Scottish
Eliseoe-lee-ZE-o (Italian), e-lee-SE-o (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Yuval-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Primitivo-Spanish
Lata-Indian, Hindi, Marathi