damned if one does and damned if one doesn't

英語

其他寫法

• you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't

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谚语

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't (無比較級)

1.  左右為難

   If John leaves for New York to follow his career, his father will disinherit him. He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.

   如果約翰去紐約開展他的事業，他父親就不讓他繼承家産。這可真是左右為難。

   Damned if I do and damned if I don't.

   Damned if you do and damned if you don't.

近義詞

• no-win situation
• catch-22
• inevitability
• between a rock and a hard place
• between Scylla and Charybdis
• between the devil and the deep sea
• pick your poison
• dilemma