choose between two people or things

choose between two people or things
choose between two people or things
to choose one from a selection of two persons or things in any combination. •

For dessert, you can choose between chocolate and vanilla ice cream.

I am unable to choose between promoting John and hiring one of the others.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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