damned if one does, damned if one doesn't

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[damned if one does, damned if one doesn't] {adj. phr.}

No matter what one does, someone is likely to criticize one.

* /No matter what decisions I make, there are always some people who will approve them and those who won't. It is a classical case of "damned if I do, damned if I don't."/

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	{adj. phr.} ⁴⁶⁹

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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