between Scylla and Charybdis

English

Adverb

between Scylla and Charybdis (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) A perilous journey between two dangers, similar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place

Usage notes

Can be used as an adjective.

Synonyms

• between a rock and a hard place
• between the devil and the deep blue sea
• on the horns of a dilemma
• See also Wikisaurus:dilemma

Translations

idiom

Finnish: Skyllan ja Kharybdiksen välillä (fi) French: aller de Charybde en Scylla (fr), tomber de Charybde en Scylla (fr), aller de mal en pis (fr)

Khmer: ចុះ​ទឹក​ក្រពើរ ឡើង​លើ​ខ្លា (km) Russian: между Сциллой и Харибдой (ru) (méždu Scílloj i Xaríbdoj)

See also

• Scylla
• Charybdis