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GO BETWEEN DEVIL DEEP BLUE SEA [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Idiomatic Expressions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Expressions idiomatiques
OBS

Se dit d'une personne qui, se trouvant entre deux camps adverses, se trouve exposée à recevoir des coups des deux côtés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Expresiones idiomáticas
OBS

[traduction littérale française :] Être entre l'épée et le mur.

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