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between_Scylla_and_Charybdis

between Scylla and Charybdis

English

Prepositional phrase

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

Synonyms

Translations

idiomatic

Breton: mont eus ar prad d'al lanneg (br), mont eus ar billig d'an tan
Esperanto: fali de sitelo en barelon
Finnish: Skyllan ja Kharybdiksen välillä
French: de Charybde en Scylla (fr)
German: vom Regen in die Traufe
Greek: μεταξύ Σκύλλας και Χάρυβδης ‎(metaxý Skýllas kai Cháryvdis)

Irish: amach as na muineacha is isteach sna driseacha
Japanese: 前門の虎後門の狼 ‎(zenmon no tora kōmon no ōkami)
Khmer: ចុះទឹកក្រពើរ ឡើងលើខ្លា ‎(coh tɨk krɑpəə rɔɔ laəŋ ləə klaa)
Russian: ме́жду Сци́ллой и Хари́бдой (ru) ‎(méždu Scílloj i Xaríbdoj)
Spanish: entre la espada y la pared (es), entre Escila y Caribdis

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