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in a quandary
*in a quandary
uncertain about what to do; perplexed. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) Mary was in a quandary about what college to go to. I couldn't decide what to do. I was in such a quandary.
in a quandary
not knowing what to do Many parents are in a quandary about how much time their kids should spend on the Internet.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Elliot | | [eli'ɔt] | |
| Francine | | frawn-SEEN (French), fran-SEEN (English) | French, English |
| Odilia | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Leonhard | | LE-awn-hahrt | German |
| Azra | | - | Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu |
| Nechemyah | | - | Biblical Hebrew |