torn between, be

Be distracted by two conflicting choices, be in a dilemma, as in I'm torn between going to the mountains or going to the seashore; each appeals to me . This idiom was first recorded in 1871.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Teague	-	Irish
Mose	-	German
ÁEd	-	Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Margareta	mahr-gah-RE-tah (German), MAHR-gah-re-tah (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch, Finnish, Croatian
Carlene	KAHR-leen	English
Shelah	-	Biblical