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What mean the proverb of Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea?
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This question was answered by Dr. Richard Lederer, the author of the books "The Play of Words," "Crazy English," et al. In his book "The Play of Words, Section I - METAPHORS," included in "Seaworthy Metaphors," Dr. Lederer points out that in sailing parlance the word devil refers to a nautical term for the seam between two planks in the hull of a ship, on or below the water line. If this is truly the case then, as Dr. Lederer points out, "Anyone who had to caulk such a 'devil' was figuratively caught between a rock and a hard place, or between..." THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
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