"doomed if you do, doomed if you don't" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [英語]

  1. 左右為難
    Sense id: zh-doomed_if_you_do,_doomed_if_you_don't-en-proverb-1bPWVSe-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: no-win situation, catch-22, inevitability, between a rock and a hard place, between the devil and the deep sea, pick your poison, dilemma, damned if you do, damned if you don't
Categories (other): 英語形容詞, 英語無比較級形容詞, 英語詞元

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