fall between two stools

短语

两头落空

发音

AU

词形变化

fallen between two stools falling between two stools falls between two stools 三单 falls between two stools fell between two stools falling between two stools 现在分词 fell between two stools 过去式 fallen between two stools 过去式 fallen between two stools 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.

    习语
  2. 2.

    To attempt two roles and fail at both, when either could have been accomplished singly.

    习语

词源

From an old proverb, "Between two stools, one falls to the ground", which dates from 1390. This, in turn, is most likely a translation of the medieval Latin proverb labitur enitens sellis herere duabus ("he falls trying to sit on two seats").

来源：wiktionary