Here in the UK, Labour has come storming back in the local elections, and I found myself thinking "Stuck between the Devil and the deep blue sea" which led me to wonder where the expression came from, so I looked it up. It dates back to the early 17th century, and refers to the seam on the hull of a ship which might require caulking in heavy seas, and a sailor could risk his life drowning or losing the ship because it would sink.
What other expressions do you know of?
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You don't realize how much you love something until it's gone.
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