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".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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