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What is choose between the devil and the deep blue sea?
(verb): to choose between two or more options, none of which suit your immediate purposes or none of whose consequences are very pleasant for you.
mother: Daniel I found yesterday you are doing pot. I won't stand for it to have a marijuana smoker and high school drop out in my house. Now choose between the devil and the deep blue sea. Either you go to night class, finish high school and then make something out of yourself or you can get a trade school job and move the hell out of my house. Your choice; now the ball is in your half court
Daniel; Oh well. whenever I have chosen my path, I'll come and talk to you.
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Choose between the devil and the deep blue sea - what is it?
(verb): to choose between two or more options, none of which suit your immediate purposes or whose none of whose consequences are very pleasant for you.
mother: Daniel I found yesterday you are doing pot. I won't stand for it to have a marijuana smoker and high school drop out in my house. now choose between the devil and the deep blue sea. either you go to night class, finish high school and then make something out of yourself or you can get trade school job and move the hell out of my house. Your choice; the ball is now in your court
Daniel; Oh well. whenever I have chosen my path, I'll come and talk to you.
What does "choose between the devil and the deep blue sea" mean?
(verb): to choose between two alternative options, but none of which suit your immediate purposes in life or none of whose consequences are very pleasant for you, at least atm
mother: Daniel I found out yesterday you are doing pot. I won't stand for it to have a marijuana smoker and high school drop out in my house. Now choose between the devil and the deep blue sea. Either you go to night class to make something out of yourself or you can move the hell out of my house onto welfare. Your choice; now the ball is in your half court
Daniel: whenever I have chosen my path, I'll come and talk to you.