Caught between two stools phrase
Be in difficulty when deciding to choose between two options
Studying or going to bed is always the question made me be caught between two stools every night.
I am always caught between two stools when choosing what to buy at a bookstore.
1. To physically attack someone or use physical violence against someone
2. To provide a person with all of the possible choices
A less hazardous or difficult way of doing something.
Unable to make a decision between different choices or possibilities
This old phrase was first used in the 14th century in Britain. It was potted in John Gower's Confessio Amantis, 1390
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!