a difficult situation in which, whatever action you decide to take, you cannot escape unpleasant results进退两难,左右为难
The principal is caught in a double bind because whether she expels the student or lets him off, she still gets blamed.校长陷入了左右为难的境地,因为无论是把男孩开除还是对他从轻处理,她都会受到指责。