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caught between two stools

caught between two stools (caught between two stools)

Idiom Difficulty

Signification

to fail because of trying to do two things at once

échouer en essayant de faire deux choses à la fois (échouer en essayant de faire deux choses à la fois)

Phrases d'exemple

"He was caught between two stools—trying to please both his boss and his team."

"Il était entre deux chaises—essayant de plaire à la fois à son patron et à son équipe." (Il était **entre deux chaises**—essayant de plaire à la fois à son patron et à son équipe.)

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