Between the deffodates and the dumb scene

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  • daffodils
  • between the Devil and the deep blue sea (expression): between two undesirable situations
  • ""Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" : an American popular song published in 1932 with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler.
  • dumb show: a traditional term for pantomime in drama, actions presented by actors onstage without spoken dialogue. The most famous dumbshow in English literature occurs in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act III scene ii, in the play within a play staged by Prince Hamlett.
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