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- https://human.libretexts.org/Workbench/In_The_Loop/1%3A_Idioms_and_Definitions/I%3ABetween the devil and the deep blue sea and between a rock and a hard place would not be appropriate in the situations presented in sentences 1 or 3, for example. A rut is a groove or narrow track pre...Between the devil and the deep blue sea and between a rock and a hard place would not be appropriate in the situations presented in sentences 1 or 3, for example. A rut is a groove or narrow track pressed into a dirt road that catches the wheel of a vehicle and forces the vehicle to go in a restricted path that the driver is unable to alter. The personnel director said that I was the best candidate for the job and that if I pass the typing test tomorrow, the job is in the bag.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Workbench/In_The_Loop/1%3A_Idioms_and_Definitions/E%3AWhereas cry over spilled milk is to grieve over some event that has happened and cannot be changed, eat one’s heart out is to grieve over an emotional situation that cannot be changed. Down to the wir...Whereas cry over spilled milk is to grieve over some event that has happened and cannot be changed, eat one’s heart out is to grieve over an emotional situation that cannot be changed. Down to the wire and in the nick of time convey a greater sense of being just barely in time than the eleventh hour. I know the car salesman made you think he was only offering a great deal to you, but in fact he has offered the same deal to every Tom, Dick and Harry that has walked into his showroom.
