idiom
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
bih-TWEEN thuh DEV-ul un thuh DEEP BLOO SEE
/bɪˈtwiːn ðə ˈdɛvəl ænd ðə diːp bluː siː/Listen
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betweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea
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