damned if one does and damned if one doesn't

Meaning: (informal,idiomatic)Of a situation where either choice results in anegativeoutcome.1836,Lorenzo Dow,Reflections on the Love of God(1836), ch. 6, p. 30 (on the doctrine of ParticularElection):You can and you can't—You shall and you shan't—You will and you won't—And you will be damned if you do—And you will be damned if you don't.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:in a dilemmaIf John leaves for New York to follow his career, his father will disinherit him. He'sdamned if he does and damned if he doesn't.Damned if I do and damned if I don't.Damned if you do and damned if you don't.

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