Multiple choice softskills leadership

"Between the devil and the deep blue sea" means ___.

  1. he has drowned

  2. he was faced with two equally undesirable choices

  3. The course of a persons life

  4. he was buried at sea
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom means being faced with two equally undesirable or dangerous alternatives, where neither choice is good. Option B correctly captures this meaning of being trapped between bad options. Options A, C, and D are incorrect literal interpretations - it's not about drowning, life's course, or burial at sea.

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