| 释义 |
devil and deep blue sea between the devil and the deep blue seaFacing two equally unpleasant, dangerous, or risky alternatives, when the avoidance of one ensures encountering the harm of the other. I was between the devil and the deep blue sea, for if I didn't take out another loan—and go deeper into debt—I could not pay off the debts I already owed. The police knew with certainty he had drugs in his car, so he became trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea: either lie to the police, or admit that the drugs belonged to him.See also: and, between, blue, deep, devil, seadevil and deep blue seasee under between a rock and a hard place. See also: and, blue, deep, devil, sea |