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- torn between, be
torn between, be
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Malka | | - | Hebrew |
| Ovadia | | - | Hebrew |
| Aleksej | | - | Slovene |
| Delroy | | DEL-roi | English (Rare) |
| Amber | | AM-bər (English), AHM-bər (Dutch) | English, Dutch |
| Brigitta | | bree-GI-tah (German) | German, Dutch, Hungarian |