in bad bread

prepositional phrase

In a dilemma; in a state of difficulty.

Similar
on the horns of a dilemmabetween a rock and a hard placebetween Scylla and Charybdisbetween the devil and the deep blue seabetween the hammer and the anvilbetween two firesdamned if one does and damned if one doesn'tdoomed if you do
Opposite
in good bread
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. UKdatedobsoleteIn a dilemma; in a state of difficulty.

    Synonyms: on the horns of a dilemma, between a rock and a hard place, between Scylla and Charybdis, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between the hammer and the anvil, between two fires, damned if one does and damned if one doesn't, doomed if you do · Antonyms: in good bread

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseIn a dilemma; in a state of difficulty.

Similar
on the horns of a dilemmabetween a rock and a hard placebetween Scylla and Charybdisbetween the devil and the deep blue seabetween the hammer and the anvilbetween two firesdamned if one does and damned if one doesn'tdoomed if you dodoomed if you don'tin a cleft stickon the horns of a dilemma
Opposite
in good bread
Also see
between a rock and a hard placebetween scylla and charybdisbetween the devil and the deep blue seabetween the hammer and the anvilin a cleft stickon the horns of a dilemma
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Chicago

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