English, asked by naveendhiman830, 2 months ago

between the devil and the deep blue sea / between the devil and the angels which is proverb

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Answered by ananyakj10

If you say that you are between the devil and the deep blue sea, you mean that you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action.

Answered by vishalkumarpra85

Explanation:

“Between the devil and the deep blue sea” may have orginally been a reference to whaling. In some ancient Christian writings Leviathan was associated with Satan. When sailors were killed by whales and other sea monsters, the attacks were apparently seen as demonic.

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