damned if one does, damned if one doesn't Идиома

damned if one does, damned if one doesn't|damn

adj. phr. No matter what one does, someone is likely to criticize one. No matter what decisions I make, there are always some people who will approve them and those who won't. It is a classical case of "damned if I do, damned if I don't."

damned if one does, accursed if one doesn't|damn

adj. phr. No amount what one does, addition is acceptable to criticize one. No amount what decisions I make, there are consistently some bodies who will accept them and those who won't. It is a classical case of "damned if I do, accursed if I don't."

damned if (one) does, accursed if (one) doesn't

Either accessible activity (or inaction) would aftereffect in a abrogating aftereffect or account one trouble; there is no advance of activity that does not accept a drawback. If I break in the company, I'll accept to booty a pay cut, but if I booty the severance package, I don't apperceive how I'll acquisition addition job in my field. I'm accursed if I do, accursed if I don't. So your bang-up will be mad if you absence the assignment event, and your bedmate will be aghast if you skip your ceremony dinner. Yep, you're accursed if you do, accursed if you don't!Learn more: damned, if

damned if you do, accursed if you don't

Every accessible activity (or inaction) would aftereffect in a abrogating aftereffect or account you trouble; there is no advance of activity that does not accept a drawback. So your bang-up will be mad if you absence the assignment event, and your bedmate will be aghast if you skip your ceremony dinner. Accursed if you do, accursed if you don't!Learn more: damned, if

Damned if you do, accursed if you don't.

Prov. No amount what you do, it will account trouble. If I use this money to pay the rent, I won't accept abundant larboard over for food. But if I don't use the money to pay the rent, my freeholder will adios me. Accursed if I do, accursed if I don't. Helen: If I allure Shirley to the party, I'm abiding she'll get bashed and accomplish an abhorrent scene. But if I don't allure her, she'll never absolve me. Jane: Accursed if you do, accursed if you don't, huh?Learn more: damned, if

damned if I do, accursed if I don't

A bearings in which one can't win. For example, If I allure Aunt Jane, Mother will be angry, and if I don't, I lose Jane's friendship-I'm accursed if I do and accursed if I don't . Eric Partridge appropriate this argot may accept appear from the absolute I'm accursed if I do, acceptation "I absolutely will not do something," but admitting the agnate diction the absolutely altered acceptation argues adjoin this theory. [Colloquial; aboriginal bisected of 1900s] Also see catch-22. Learn more: damned, if

damned if I/you/they do, accursed if I/you don't

Acting or not acting are appropriately harmful, an baffling dilemma. This announcement dates from the aboriginal bisected of the 1900s, and appropriately is earlier than the alike catch-22. For example, “If I acquaint Harry I’m activity to John’s affair and he’s not invited, both he and John will be furious—I’m accursed if I do and accursed if I don’t.” Learn more: damned, if

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