Between the devil and the deep blue sea, aren't I?
简直进退维谷 是吧？
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He was hanging over the side of the ship, working " between the devil and the deep blue sea."
他被吊在船的一侧，在“接缝和大海之间”工作。
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Another expression -- " between the devil and the deep blue sea" -- also gives you a choice between two equally dangerous things.
另一个表达是between the devil and the deep blue sea(进退维谷)，表示在两个危险程度差不多的事情之间做决定。
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Between the devil and the deep blue sea
"Between the devil and the deep blue sea" is an idiom meaning a dilemma—i.e., to choose between two undesirable situations (equivalent to "between a rock and a hard place").