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one's damned if one does and one's damned if one doesn't

one's damned if one does and one's damned if one doesn't is the alternative form of damned if one does and damned if one doesn't.

Meaning of damned if one does and damned if one doesn't

Adjective

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Of a situation where either choice results in a negative outcome.
    • You can and you can't—You shall and you shan't—You will and you won't—And you will be damned if you do—And you will be damned if you don't.1836, Lorenzo Dow, Reflections on the Love of God (1836), ch. 6, p. 30 (on the doctrine of Particular Election)

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What is one's damned if one does and one's damned if one doesn't the alternative form of?
One's damned if one does and one's damned if one doesn't is the alternative form of damned if one does and damned if one doesn't.

Words near one's damned if one does and one's damned if one doesn't in the dictionary

  1. one's blood is up
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  3. one's born days
  4. one's cake is dough
  5. one's cotton socks off
  6. one's damned if one does and one's damned if one doesn't
  7. one's damned if one does, and one's damned if one doesn't
  8. one's days are numbered
  9. one's door is open
  10. one's egg breaks
  11. one's egg cracks

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