deep blue sea
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He claimed that he had "reflected" many times on whether the lockdown did more harm than good, but argued: "We were between a rock and a hard place, the devil and the deep blue sea".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2023
On the right, Memorius from the deep blue sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2021
You can capture an image of yourself against the impossibly beautiful backdrop of an orange sun dropping from a pink sky into a deep blue sea.
From Economist ● Mar. 28, 2018
The best of the deep blue sea features creamy octopus in a salad with potato coins, shaved onions and pearl couscous.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2016
Beyond the arc of the harbor, a flotilla of Red Navy ships patrolled the shore—a sash of crimson in the deep blue sea.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
