22:35 Aug 27, 2008 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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4 +7 | You're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't |
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4 | whether you cut your left hand or your right hand, it is equally painful |
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3 | to be between hammer and nail |
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You're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't Explanation: The meaning of the original is rather "either way you do it, consequences won't be desirable" |
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