choisir entre la peste et le choléra

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “between the plague and cholera”. Compare Russian между чумой и холерой (meždu čumoj i xoleroj) and Norwegian Nynorsk mellom pest og kolera. See also Swedish and Danish pest eller kolera === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə la pɛst e l(ə) kɔ.le.ʁa/ === Prepositional phrase === entre la peste et le choléra (figuratively) between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place ==== Usage notes ==== Used with choisir and choix: devoir choisir entre la peste et le choléra, avoir le choix entre la peste et le choléra.