Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
μπρος γκρεμός και πίσω ρέμα
English translation:
between the devil and the deep blue sea
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Eftychia Stamatopoulou
Jan 22 11:03
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Greek term
Greece
Secure and alert!TRANSLATION=my home!
Native in: Greek
Works in: German to Greek, English to Greek
μπρος γκρεμός και πίσω ρέμα
Greek to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
παροιμίες
Μπρος γκρεμός και πίσω ρέμα.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | between the devil and the deep blue sea |
Peter Close
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| 5 +4 | between a rock and a hard place |
Danae Seemann
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| 5 +1 | be on the horns of a dilemma |
Betty Revelioti
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Proposed translations
+2
22 hrs
Selected
between the devil and the deep blue sea
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Comment: "Thank you!!"
+1
3 mins
Betty Revelioti
Greece
Greece
Native in Greek
Greece
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Native in: Greek (Variant: Modern) 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Italian to Greek, and 4 more.
be on the horns of a dilemma
be on the horns of a dilemma, have a tiger by the tail, have the wolf by the ear, between the devil and the Red Sea, stuck between a rock and a hard place, caught between a rock and a hard place, between the devil and the Dead Sea, between the devil and the deep sea, lose-lose situation, on the horns of a dilemma, between the devil and the deep blue sea, no-win situation, between a rock and a hard place, catch-22 situation, catch 22, Catch-22, between two fires, out of the frying pan and into the fire, jump out of the frying pan and into the fire
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Anastasia Kalantzi
: damned if you do and damned if you don't, no-win situation https://www.wordreference.com/gren/μπρος γκρεμός και πίσω ρέ...
47 mins
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| disagree |
Philip Lees
: Peter has it right. Aren't we supposed to just provide one answer?
48 mins
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| agree |
Konstantinos Gkofas
6 hrs
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+4
48 mins
between a rock and a hard place
alternatively: damned if you do, damned if you don't
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Philip Lees
: This is a bit less poetic and a bit more American than the other correct answer identified by Peter Close
2 mins
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| agree |
Anastasia Kalantzi
3 hrs
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| agree |
tania mourtzila
6 hrs
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| agree |
Pauline Alexiou
1 day 3 hrs
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| neutral |
Domini Lucas
: I don't disagree. The meaning is correct. But Peters' feels stronger and the English phrase I have always associated with this Greek expression, but it will depend on how strong it needs to be in context.
1 day 16 hrs
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Reference comments
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