on the horns of a dilemma

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Fig. having to decide between two things, people, etc. Mary found herself on the horns of a dilemma. She didn't know which to choose. I make up my mind easily. I'm not on the horns of a dilemma very often.

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I know because I kept glancing at it, caught on the horns of a dilemma. Should I have stuck to honesty as the best policy? Dawn COLLINSON by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) The contradiction between Ahly's African fixture and Egypt's friendly game, which is not included in FIFA's international match calendar, left the EFA on the horns of a dilemma. Egypt consider canceling Oman friendly by Daily News Egypt (Egypt) But it also put Strawbridge on the horns of a dilemma. Sorry Hef .. George edges it! Steaming by The Mirror (London, England)			on the cutting edge on the cutting room floor on the defensive on the dole on the dot on the double on the edge on the edge of seat on the eve of on the face of it on the face of the earth on the factory floor on the fast track on the fence on the firing line on the fly on the fringe on the fritz on the front burner on the front line of on the front lines of on the good side of on the heels of on the hoof on the horizon on the horns of a dilemma on the hot seat on the hour on the house on the job on the lam on the level on the line on the lookout on the loose on the margins of on the mark on the market on the mend on the merits on the money on the move on the nail on the never-never on the nod on the nose on the off chance on the off-chance on the one hand on the one hand...on the other hand on the other			on the go on the go on the go on the go On the Go Healthcare Inc On the Go Healthcare Inc. On the Go Healthcare, Inc. On the Go Oil Changers On the Go Video on the good side of On The Green On The Grid On the gripping hand on the ground on the ground on the ground on the ground on the ground on the grounds on the heels on the heels on the heels on the heels of on the hoof on the hoof on the hoof on the hoof on the hook On the Horizon On the Horizon on the horns of a dilemma on the hot seat On the Hour on the house on the house on the house on the house on the house on the house on the increase on the increase on the inside on the inside On The Internet On the jar on the job on the job on the job on the job on the job on the job On the Job Experience On the Job Injury On the Job Learning On the job training On the job training On the job training On the job training On the job training on the journey On The Kop

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