on the horns of a dilemma

Cultural  

1. To be divided between two seemingly equal options and to be undecided as to which option to choose: “When Mary was offered two equally attractive jobs, she found herself on the horns of a dilemma.”

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on the horns of a dilemma Idioms  

1. see horns of a dilemma.

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Example Sentences

“The administration is on the horns of a dilemma,” said an individual familiar with the election effort, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to be candid.

From Washington Post

“The president’s comments about the peaceful transfer of power, combined with his need for the ninth justice to carry out his election plans, puts Republican senators on the horns of a dilemma,” Mr. Ginsberg said.

From New York Times

“We have put this regime through our strategy on the horns of a dilemma,” Hook said.

From Seattle Times

Public policy remains on the horns of a dilemma in many countries.

From Nature

Mattis studied Sherman’s March to the Sea at the end of the Civil War, looking for insight on how “to always keep enemies on the horns of a dilemma, left or right, front or back.”

From Washington Post