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Lucius T Fowler
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Lucius T Fowler asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 5 years ago

Is there a similar proverb in English like the German, "Du hast die Wahl zwischen Pest und Cholera"?

"Stuck between a rock and a hard place" doesn't quite hit the point.

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  • Bookbinder
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    It's Hobson's choice.

  • BBagwinds
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    "Damned if you do and damned if you don't" is probably the closest thing.

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