I could peruse thesaurus.com all day long. It's fascinating.
Main Entry: between the devil and the deep blue sea
Definition: in a tight spot
Synonyms: between a rock and a hard place, between Scylla and Charybdis, between the hammer and the anvil, between two fires, Catch-22, cornered, Hobson's choice, in a dilemma, in a pickle, in a predicament, in the middle, no choice, sitting on a powder keg
Now the next time you are between Scylla and Charybdis you can impress the world with your coolness by saying so.
2 comments:
Heh, "between the devil and the deep blue sea" is some very interesting imagery. I'll have to use that sometime.
I have to say, this was a short but interesting post. How you got around to posting this, I don't know, but thanks.
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