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Between the devil and the deep blue sea – an old nautical term | Between the devil and the deep blue sea – an old nautical term | ||
| − | The meaning relates to 'The Devil' – the name given to the seam in the upper deck planking next to a ship's waterways. There was very little space to get at this seam, making it a difficult and dangerous job. | + | The meaning relates to 'The Devil' – the name given to the seam in the upper deck planking next to a ship's waterways. There was very little space to get at this seam, making it a difficult and dangerous job. Therefore the term means 'stuck between two equally unpleasant options'. |
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Between the devil and the deep blue sea – an old nautical term
The meaning relates to 'The Devil' – the name given to the seam in the upper deck planking next to a ship's waterways. There was very little space to get at this seam, making it a difficult and dangerous job. Therefore the term means 'stuck between two equally unpleasant options'.
