📚 prep_phrase • entry_id 53288
on the horns of a dilemma
/ɒn‿ðə ˈhɔːnz‿əv‿ə daɪˈlɛmə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
entre la espada y la pared
Facing a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives.
He was busy organising opposition to Lord Ranfurly [Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly], when, in an unlucky moment for his cause, he was called up to sign the deed of cession as th…
We are on the horns of a dilemma. If things go on in this manner and the rebellion is not suppressed, in a short time government won't have any copper and there is no knowing what…
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