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Idiom: On The Horns Of A Dilemma

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From horn (“alternative in an argument”), from Latin argūmentum cornūtum (“argument with alternatives”, literally “horned argument”),[1] a reference to an alternative that one can metaphorically get caught on or injured by.[2]

How to pronounce "on the horns of a dilemma":

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Facing a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives.

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