(you're) damned if you do and damned if you don't
idiom
informal
—used to say that in a specific situation a person can be blamed or considered wrong no matter what he or she does
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“(you're) damned if you do and damned if you don't.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28you%27re%29%20damned%20if%20you%20do%20and%20damned%20if%20you%20don%27t. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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