to fail because of trying to do two things at once
二つのことを同時にやろうとして失敗する (futatsu no koto o dōji ni yarō to shite shippai suru)
"He was caught between two stools—trying to please both his boss and his team."
"彼は二つの椅子の間に挟まれていた—上司とチーム両方を喜ばせようとしていた。" (Kare wa **futatsu no isu no aida ni hasamarete ita**—jōshi to chīmu ryōhō o yorokobaseyō to shite ita.)
to cause a sudden failure; to interrupt a process abruptly
something that is too expensive or not worth its price
to think or speak about something repeatedly
to continue progressing without slowing down
Continue trying and don’t quit.
to amaze or astonish someone