Fall between two stools
Suggest a CorrectionMeaning
To miss both options, stuck in limbo.
Origin
From 14th-century England, tied to proverbs; 'between two stools' for miss, by 1390s in a Chaucer tale for flop. A 1530s text uses it for a split.
Variants
- Two stools
Usage Examples
- He fell between two stools; picked neither.
- Fall between two stools; jobless now.
- Between two stools; she lost both.
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