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What does Charybdis mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Charybdis? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
  2. (Greek) A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.
  3. A general term for any dangerous whirlpool
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Ah, the joys of being a late Boomer in middle-age, caught between Scylla and Charybdis.
We will have to find the right way, between Scylla and Charybdis, to benefit the internal market i.e. all consumers in Europe.
Aaron continued telling anyone who was listening how the freighter ship Charybdis was in distress.
Racing down the straight, under the railway bridge, knocking my shins against Scylla and Charybdis, I make it to the end.
The question of paying a part-time secretary evokes the notorious Scylla and Charybdis.
So most US voters think things are going really well, when in fact the CPA is piloting between Scylla and Charybdis.

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