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Caught between the Devil and the Deep Sea
When someone is caught between a rock and hard place one might say that they are “between the devil and the deep sea”. Like many phrases there is no hard and fast explanation for this phrase but there are some … Continue reading
Posted in Etymology Tagged 1600's, 1800's, deep sea, devil, Homer, scylla and charybdis, wooden ships Leave a comment