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be between the devil and the deep blue sea

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to have two choices that are both equally unpleasant or not convenient
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(Definition of be between the devil and the deep blue sea from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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in Chinese (Traditional)
進退維谷，左右為難…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
进退维谷，左右为难…
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in Spanish
estar entre la espada y la pared…
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