Unable to attain one's ideal choice and unwilling to settle for less; to be in a dilemma where one cannot get what is desired and refuses to accept what is available, often referring to job seeking or marriage.
他找工作总是高低不就，不是嫌工资低就是嫌福利差，结果一直没找到合适的。
He's always in a 'neither high nor low works out' situation when job hunting; he can't get the ideal roles and looks down on the available ones, so he hasn't found a suitable position yet.
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