Did you know…?
…that ‘between the devil and
the deep blue sea’ takes its origin in the early 17th century in
the sea. The heavy plank fastened to the side of a vessel as a support for guns
was called the devil. Sometimes a sailor had to go out onto this plank to do
repairs to the boat. In heavy seas he would be in great danger of falling
overboard and drowning because he was between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Today it means between two
dangers and not knowing what to do.
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