OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 42073

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't

Meanings (ES + gloss)
palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas
Of a situation where either choice results in a negative outcome.
If John leaves for New York to follow his career, his father will disinherit him. He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.
You can and you can't—You shall and you shan't—You will and you won't—And you will be damned if you do—And you will be damned if you don't.
Phrases
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