damned\ if\ one\ does,\ damned\ if\ one\ doesn't

damned\ if\ one\ does,\ damned\ if\ one\ doesn't
adj. phr.
No matter what one does, someone is likely to criticize one.

No matter what decisions I make, there are always some people who will approve them and those who won't. It is a classical case of "damned if I do, damned if I don't."


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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