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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