pest eller kolera
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Danish
[edit]Noun
[edit]- a choice between two undesirable options
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]pest (“plague”) + eller (“or”) + kolera (“cholera”). Compare to French entre la peste et le choléra
Noun
[edit]- (idiomatic) a choice between two undesirable options, being stuck between a rock and a hard place
- Det kommer bli väldigt otrevligt oavsett vilket alternativ vi väljer. Det är pest eller kolera.
- Things will be very unpleasant no matter which option we choose. It's plague or cholera.