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Is there equivalent of this Marathi expression
sodala (release) ki (then) palato (runs) pakala (kept caught) ki (then) chavto (bites)
which means
(if a dog is) set free (it) runs away (and if) leashed (it comes) to bite (you).
Which means you cannot do either of the two with a person who has such crazy personality. This is applicable to bad situation too.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
Although this idiom doesn’t specifically describe a person (or dog), it does relate to the leash in your idiom. In short, the owner is damned if (s)he leashes the dog and equally misfortunate if (s)he doesn’t.
I always say they're untrainable.
Synonyms: unmanageable, uncontrollable.
out of control, ungovernable, wild, unruly, disorderly, recalcitrant, refractory, obstreperous, turbulent, intractable, incorrigible, disobedient, delinquent, insubordinate, defiant, non-compliant, undisciplined
If you are trying to decide between two options, both of which are bad, you are between the devil and the deep blue sea.
The Wikipedia entry for “between the devil and the deep blue sea” mentions an alternative, “between a rock and a hard place”. (See also The Free Dictionary’s entry.) The Wiktionary entry for “between a rock and a hard place” mentions “[be] on the horns of a dilemma” and others.
There is a song titled “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”, whose lyrics begin,
I don’t want you
But I hate to lose you
You’ve got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea
If you have taken an action in order to fix a problem (e.g., releasing the dog so it will stop biting you), but you have created or encountered a new problem (especially a worse one) as a result (e.g., the dog runs away), you have jumped out of the frying pan into the fire. Discussed at the Cambridge English Dictionary and The Free Dictionary.
See also “The cure is worse than the disease.”
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