Meaning Of The Word Fall between two stools

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Fall between two stools Meaning

Fall between two stools Definition
Fall between two stools Definition

What's The Definition Of Fall between two stools?

fall between two stools
to be in an unsatisfactory situation because you do not belong to either of two groups or categories, or because you are trying to do two different things at once and are failing at both
to fail through vacillation between two alternatives
to fail, through hesitation or indecision, to select either of two alternatives
phrase: If someone has fallen between two stools, they are unable to decide which of two courses of action to take and as a result they have not done either of them successfully.

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