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Do you know what's to be on the horn of dilemmas? If you don't, know it's preferable not to be on the horn of dilemmas. The expression on the horn of dilemmas is an idiom and means:

a)"faced with two equally undesirable alternatives";

b)"unable to decide between two things because either could bring bad results ";

c)"having to decide between two things, people, etc".

Probably, you're on the horn of dilemmas when you have too much homework to do and at the same time you have to do washing up.

You also can find yourself on the horn of dilemmas when you have to decide between leaving off to  Australia for a two-month free travel or win increase on salary during at the end of each month.

At last, you're caught on the horn of dilemmas, because you can't decide between to please your girlfriend or your dear mother. If you don't please one of them, you'll face some "consequences".

Do you see how many situations the expression "on the horn of dilemmas" is present in our lives? And you can even think about million others I wasn't able to quote here.

Now, let's get down to work by writing some example sentences using the selected idiom:

a) I'm on the horn of dilemmas! Or I study for Mathematics test or my father won't give extra money at the end of week;

b) I just have $50 dollars on my pocket to have lunch and pay my flat rent. Oh, I find myself on the horn of dilemmas;

c) Jade was caught on the horn of dilemmas because she had to decide whether she'd stay with her father or mother after their divorce.

If you want to write a few examples using the presented idiom, drop me one or two lines in the comment's section.

Cheers!