pest eller kolera

Danish

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Noun

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pest eller kolera

  1. a choice between two undesirable options

Swedish

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Etymology

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pest (plague) +‎ eller (or) +‎ kolera (cholera). Compare to French entre la peste et le choléra

Noun

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pest eller kolera c

  1. (idiomatic) a choice between two undesirable options, being stuck between a rock and a hard place
    Det kommer bli väldigt otrevligt oavsett vilket alternativ vi väljer. Det är pest eller kolera.
    Things will be very unpleasant no matter which option we choose. It's plague or cholera.

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