Meaning of can't do right for doing wrong | Babel Free

Definitions

Be in a situation where any course of action leads to a negative outcome.

British

Examples

““Hold your confounded tongue!” he bawled. “You can't do right for doing wrong, can you? No, by G-d! […]”

“Insolvency doesn't necessarily happen when a company is doing poorly; quite the contrary, it can happen just as easily when a company is too successful (you see, sometimes you can't do right for doing wrong!).”

“They, like the sufferer, need support, since the emotional demands placed upon them can be very intense. They often feel that they can't do right for doing wrong when trying to offer help to the sufferer.”

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