chết dở 
to be in a fix, be between the devil and the deep blue [ chết ] : to die, stop working
[ dở ] : (1) quality, bad (tasting), uninteresting, poor, mediocre; (2) to open, get out
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chết dở to be in a fix, be between the devil and the deep blue