be damned if do and damned if don't

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be damned if you do and damned if you don't

if you say that someone is damned if they do and damned if they don't, you mean they will be criticized whatever they do When it comes to removing children from parents suspected of abuse, social workers are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

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