be on the horns of a dilemma

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to be unable to decide which of two things to do because either could have bad results How can we decide which hospital to close? We are on the horns of a dilemma.

See also: dilemma, horn

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Byline: Annette Crosbie Annette Crosbie, reacting to Lord Lipsey's opposition to the Animal Welfare Bill, argues that self-regulation is seldom a good thing THE BGRB would seem to be on the horns of a dilemma called the Animal Welfare Bill. Greyhound Letters: Greyhounds must have safety of the law, says ... by The Racing Post (London, England)			be on full alert be on good terms with be on guard be on hand be on ice be on its last legs be on last legs be on mettle be on pins and needles be on shit list be on song be on speaking terms be on tail be on the [expensive etc.] side be on the back burner be on the ball be on the blink be on the breadline be on the brink of be on the cards be on the case be on the crest of a wave be on the fiddle be on the fritz be on the game be on the horns of a dilemma be on the level be on the line be on the loose be on the march be on the mend be on the money be on the piss be on the ragged edge be on the razzle be on the right lines be on the right track be on the rocks be on the ropes be on the run be on the same wavelength be on the side of the angels be on the skids be on the square be on the threshold of be on the tip of tongue be on the wagon be on the warpath be on the wing be on the wrong end of be on the wrong track			Be On Later Be on Lookout be on mettle be on mettle be on mettle be on one’s guard be on own head be on own head be on own head be on own head be on pins and needles be on red alert be on shit list be on song be on speaking terms be on tail be on the [expensive etc.] side be on the back burner be on the ball be on the ball be on the blink be on the breadline be on the brink of be on the cards be on the case be on the crest of a wave be on the fiddle be on the firing line be on the fritz be on the game be on the horns of a dilemma be on the level be on the line Be on the Look Out Be on the Lookout be on the lookout for be on the lookout for be on the lookout for be on the lookout for be on the loose be on the march be on the mend be on the money be on the piss be on the ragged edge be on the razzle be on the receiving end be on the right lines be on the right track be on the rocks be on the ropes be on the run be on the same wavelength be on the side of the angels be on the skids be on the square be on the threshold of be on the tip of tongue

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