Idiom Breakdown

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't

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Definition

Of a situation where either choice results in a negative outcome.

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"You can and you can't—You shall and you shan't—You will and you won't—And you will be damned if you do—And you will be damned if you don't."
"If John leaves for New York to follow his career, his father will disinherit him. He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't."
"Damned if I do and damned if I don't."
"Damned if you do and damned if you don't."

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