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Between the devil and the deep blue sea

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Translation between the devil and the deep blue sea into russian

between the devil and the deep blue sea
He was caught between the devil and the deep blue sea when she had to choose between two bad options.
Он оказался между молотом и наковальней, когда ей пришлось выбирать между двумя плохими вариантами.

Definitions

A situation where a person is faced with two difficult choices, neither of which is desirable, often implying that one must choose between two unfavorable outcomes.