Sophie's choice
nounEtymology
From the title of the book Sophie's Choice (1979), by William Styron, in which a mother is forced to decide which of her children will die.
Definitions
A choice where every alternative has significant negative consequences.
- As things turned out, all the enemy missiles were destroyed in flight -- two were hit very early after launch by an airborne laser system -- and a Sophie's choice was averted."
- We've been given a Sophie's Choice,' said Senate Minority Leader Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton. 'We can improperly care for some children vs. improperly care for other children.'
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