More literally, between a rock and a whirlpool. From the Dicitionary of Phrase and Fable: "Scylla and Charybdis are employed to signify two equal dangers. Thus Horace says an author trying to avoid Scylla [the rock] drifts into Charybdis - in other words, in seeking to avoid one fault, he falls into another." Tom Cole Cy Shuster wrote: > He means "between a rock and a hard place". > > http://www.2020site.org/ulysses/scylla.html > > --Cy-- > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 2:50 PM > Subject: Re: rebuilding decisions > > >> "Scylia" of the belly..."Charbydis" of the V-bar....? >> >> David I. > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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