Idiom
damned if one does and damned if one doesn't
Meaning
Of a situation where either choice results in a negative outcome.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am damned if I do and damned if I don't.”
“If I speak up, I am rude, but if I stay silent, I am unhelpful; I am damned if I do and damned if I don't.”
“Caught between the conflicting demands of his shareholders and his employees, the manager felt damned if he did and damned if he didn't.”
Examples
simple
“I am damned if I do and damned if I don't.”
contextual
“If I speak up, I am rude, but if I stay silent, I am unhelpful; I am damned if I do and damned if I don't.”
complex
“Caught between the conflicting demands of his shareholders and his employees, the manager felt damned if he did and damned if he didn't.”
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