caught between two stools (caught between two stools)

Idiom Difficulty

含义

to fail because of trying to do two things at once

因试图同时做两件事而失败 (yīn shìtú tóngshí zuò liǎng jiàn shì ér shībài)

例句

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

"他左右为难——试图让他的老板和团队都满意。" (Tā **zuǒyòu wéinán**——shìtú ràng tā de lǎobǎn hé tuánduì dōu mǎnyì.)