English example sentences with "between the devil and the deep blue sea"

If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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If she continues to live with a man she doesn't love for his money, the day will come when she will be utterly frustrated and between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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In daredevil car races, there are moments when the drivers place themselves between the devil and the deep blue sea, trying to take the lead.
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He is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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With frigate birds swooping above and the high-speed dorado slicing through the water below, flying fish are, literally, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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Between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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I was between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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