Definition of 'fall between two stools' - Collins Dictionary

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 ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionaryGrammar Definitionof 'fallbetweentwostools'    Share× Credits× fallbetweentwostools phraseIfsomeonehasfallenbetweentwostools,theyareunabletodecidewhichoftwocoursesofactiontotakeandasaresulttheyhavenotdoneeitherofthemsuccessfully. 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EnglishGrammar CollinsApps fallbetweentwostoolsinBritishEnglish a. tofailthroughvacillationbetweentwoalternatives b. tobeinanunsatisfactorysituationthroughnotbelongingtoeitheroftwocategoriesorgroups SeefulldictionaryentryforstoolCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers fallbetweentwostoolsinAmericanEnglish tofail,throughhesitationorindecision,toselecteitheroftwoalternatives SeefulldictionaryentryforstoolMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd fallbetweentwostools [mainlyBritish] tobeinanunsatisfactorysituationbecauseyoudonotbelongtoeitheroftwogroups orcategories,orbecauseyouaretryingtodotwodifferentthingsatonceandarefailingatboth Heknowsthattheproductioncouldeasilyfallbetweentwostools:toohighbrowfor Friday-nightrevellers,toolowbrowformusicbuffs. 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