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.
See also: torn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mansur-Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian
ÁGota-Hungarian
Symeon-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Bledsoe['bledsəu]
Kern[kə:n]
Katerina-Macedonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Late Roman