between Scylla and Charybdis
Pronunciation Prepositional phrase
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Pronunciation Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) A perilous journey between two dangers, similar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place
- between a rock and a hard place
- between the devil and the deep blue sea
- on the horns of a dilemma
- See also Thesaurus:dilemma
- French: de Charybde en Scylla, tomber de Charybde en Scylla, aller de Charybde en Scylla
- German: vom Regen in die Traufe, vom Regen in die Traufe kommen, vom Regen in die Traufe geraten, zwischen Skylla und Charybdis sein
- Italian: tra l'incudine e il martello
- Russian: ме́жду Сци́ллой и Хари́бдой
- Spanish: entre la espada y la pared, entre Escila y Caribdis, entre dos fuegos
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