between the devil and the deep blue sea

These user-created lists contain the word ‘between the devil and the deep blue sea’.

• waldo's list

  under the sink, in the hall closet, hoboken, at sea, in prison, nyinyikay, smokin' a reefer, in the bog, gone to phillydel..., bagot, wuppertal, out of range and 123 more...

• phraseologue

  phrases—not sure exactly what I'm doing with them though

  how dare you, what could possib..., I have to hand it..., so it's come to this, this isn't funny ..., how do I put this, at the end of the..., not a happy camper, a good time was h..., it's been real, accidentally on p..., are we not men and 406 more...

• Old Nick and his personal effects

  Words & phrases with "devil" in the name - there's a deuce of a lot

  devil's matchstick, devil's dung, devil's club, hickory horned devil, deviled egg, blue devils, printer's devil, devil-fish, devil-cart, devil crab, devil dance, dare-devil and 46 more...

• A Long, Strange Trip

  You'll definitely need a map. Inspired by Son of Groucho's comment on Islets of Langerhans.

  slough of despond, pit of despair, den of iniquity, islets of langerhans, hippocampus, boulevard of brok..., canals of hering, hesselbach's tria..., crypts of lieberkühn, angle of louis, circle of willis, traube's space and 102 more...

• je les adore!

  fusillade, foal, celestial, abattoir, byzantium, berlin, casablanca, babylon, balkans, albion, avalon, between the devil... and 471 more...

• Three Sheets to the Wind

  Common words or phrases of nautical origin that have taken on different or metaphorical meanings. Chained_bear and I tossed a coin over who would make the list. I won (or lost, depending on how you...

  scuttlebutt, taken aback, brass monkey, boot camp, clean bill of health, three sheets to t..., the devil to pay, between the devil..., by and large, the whole nine yards, mind your ps and qs, slush fund and 116 more...

• metaphysical metaphorical places

  not corresponding to a specific physical location

  at the end of one..., at one's wits end, up the creek, round the bend, on cloud nine, in the doldrums, in cloud-cuckoo land, sold down the river, on a slow boat to..., in a brown study, down the rabbit hole, in a rut and 84 more...

• problem words

  quagmire, jam, fix, dilemma, predicament, pickle, quandary, mess, riddle, enigma, can of worms, pandora's box and 45 more...

• Phrases

  curve of the moon, edge of a shadow, rainbow kisses, sun-darkened, bete noire, sui generis, lapis lazuli, the slightest mot..., tabula rasa, hors de combat, the heaventree of..., solace of salt air and 9 more...

• Proverbs & Sayings

  Proverbs are short and pithy sayings that express some traditionally held truth. They are usually metaphorical and often, for the sake of memorability, alliterative. A list of traditional English s...

  absence makes the..., actions speak lou..., all good things m..., all is fair in lo..., all's well that e..., all roads lead to..., all that glitters..., all work and no p..., any port in a storm, bad news travels ..., a bad workman bla..., bark is worse tha... and 13 more...