be on the horns of a dilemmaCHOOSEto be in a situation in which you have to choose between two equally unpleasant or difficult situations 进退维谷，左右为难be on the horns of a dilemma• Stirling, who had come direct from Eighth Army Headquarters, was on the horns of a dilemma.
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