| 单词 | on the horns of a dilemma |
| 释义 | on the horns of a dilemmaphrase See full dictionary entry for hornIf you are on the horns of a dilemma, you have to choose between two things, both of which are unpleasant or difficult. The head of the New York office was on the horns of a dilemma and wondering whatto do. Synonyms: between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place [informal], between Scylla and Charybdis More Synonyms of on the horns of a dilemma on the horns of a dilemma in British Englisha. faced with the choice between two equally unpalatable alternatives b. in an awkward situation on the horns of a dilemma in British Englisha. in a situation involving a choice between two equally unpalatable alternatives b. in an awkward situation on the horns of a dilemma in American English having to make a choice between two things, both usually unpleasant on the horns of a dilemmahaving to choose between two or more alternatives, which seem to be equally good or equally bad I was often caught on the horns of a dilemma. Do I work late in the air-conditionedcool darkness of the office, or retreat to the cafe for a cold lemonade? Synonyms of 'on the horns of a dilemma'between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place, between Scylla and Charybdis More Synonyms of on the horns of a dilemma (idiom) I found myself on the horns of a dilemma – whatever I did, it would be wrong. Synonyms between the devil and the deep blue sea between a rock and a hard place (informal) between Scylla and Charybdis Nearby words of |
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