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Meaning of "fall between two stools" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS

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WHAT DOES FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fall between two stools in the English dictionary

The definition of fall between two stools in the dictionary is to fail through vacillation between two alternatives. Other definition of fall between two stools is to be in an unsatisfactory situation through not belonging to either of two categories or groups.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS

fall about
fall among
fall apart
fall army worm
fall away
fall back
fall behind
fall by the wayside
fall down
fall flat
fall flat on one´s face
fall for
fall foul of
fall guy
fall in
fall in love
fall line
fall off
fall on
fall on deaf ears

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS

bools
bristols
Brothers of the Christian Schools
chest of viols
chief inspector of schools
consols
controls
dols
dual controls
football pools
garden tools
gardening tools
hand controls
hols
Nichols
ockodols
pools
Schools
the Schools

Synonyms and antonyms of fall between two stools in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fall between two stools» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS

Find out the translation of fall between two stools to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fall between two stools from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fall between two stools» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

两头不到岸回落
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estar entre dos taburetes
570 millions of speakers

English

fall between two stools
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दो मल के बीच गिरावट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقع بين اثنين من براز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

между двух стульев
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cair entre duas cadeiras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুই স্তন মধ্যে পড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trouver rien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jatuh antara dua najis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fallen zwischen zwei Stühlen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

二つの椅子の間に入る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이 의자 사이에 가을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tiba ing antarane rong bangku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rơi vào giữa hai phân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரண்டு மலம் இடையே வீழ்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोन स्टूल दरम्यान होणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İki dışkı arasında düşme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cadere tra due sgabelli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wchodzą między dwoma stołków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

між двох стільців
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se încadrează între două scaune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετέωρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

val tussen twee stoele
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

falla mellan stolarna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

faller mellom to stoler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fall between two stools

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS»

The term «fall between two stools» is normally little used and occupies the 113.926 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fall between two stools

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS»

Discover the use of fall between two stools in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fall between two stools and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
102: But not nowing whether it will awile any more than throoing Stones against the wind. Oxford 776; Tilley S896. 5462 To be (fall) between two Stools 1729JAlexander in Colden Letters 1.293: So that my present Station happens to be ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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Homi K. Bhabha
Sometimes we feel that we straddle two cultures; at other times, that we fall between two stools, but however ambiguous and shifting the ground may be, it is not an infertile territory for a writer to occupy.' (1992: 15) Such a privilege quite often, ...
David Huddart, 2006
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A Menorah for Athena: Charles Reznikoff and the Jewish ...
... long pedigree in the slapstick representation of betweenness or undecid- ability: Fall Between Two Stools. To fail or not act because of indecision over two choices (said often of a problem that lands between two people or agencies that  ...
Stephen Fredman, 2001
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The Student's Practical Dictionary of Idioms, Phrases and ...
To fall between two stools — to adopt two différent measures for the accomplishment of the same object and to fail. Dubdhá men donon gae, na máyá mile na Rain. Do nao pá dhariye, chancha báe mariye. What on earth should she do t Fall to ...
‎1904
5
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... children fall behind the bright children in class * We have fallen back in payment Fall between two stools: To lose both possibilities by hesitating between them; succeed in neither of two alternatives * One is surely to fall between two stools if ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Fun with Proverbs
FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS Hal's a disorganized writer and the result is that his work seems to fall between two stools. Things that fall between two stools are neither one thing nor another. For example, here's what the critics say about ...
John Smithback, 2005
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Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children
Sometimes we feel that we straddle two cultures; at other times that we fall between two stools. But, however ambiguous and shifting this ground may be, it is not an infertile territory for the writer to occupy. (Rushdie 1991: 15) What the migrant ...
Reena Mitra, 2006
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ... ...
Also (common) STOOL - pigeon = a cardsharper's accomplice : cf. PIGEON and ROOK. TO FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS, verb. phr. (old). — To hesitate between alternatives and lose (or be disappointed in) both. 1546. Hevwood, Proverbs.
John Stephen Farmer, Henley, 1903
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Imagining Virginia Woolf: An Experiment in Critical Biography
I find it symptomatic that one of Woolf's first completed sketches after settling into Bloomsbury involves a story of two young women who long for a modernity they feel entirely unprepared for, who fall between two stools. I am not suggesting that  ...
Maria DiBattista, 2009
10
Dictionary of Proverbs
1667-8: Pepys, Diary, Jan. 17, And so, between both, as every thing else of the greatest moment do, do fall between two stools. 1791 : R. Jephson, Two Strings to your Bow, I iii, Well done, Lazarillo; between two stools they say a certain part of ...
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fall between two stools is used in the context of the following news items.
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Endesa LBO merchants may fall between two stools
Private equity funds eyeing Spanish energy utility Endesa might need to go big to get anywhere at all. There's reported interest in buying a ... «Breakingviews, Jun 15»
2
Campaigners welcome Alex Chalk MP's House of Commons action …
Mr Chalk said in parliament on Thursday: "There are a significant number of homes and businesses in Cheltenham that fall between two stools, ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jun 15»
3
'We have to make general practice more attractive'
Finally, about 20 years down the line, we've got to a position where no one will fall between two stools because of two different systems. «Pulse, Jun 15»
4
Neutral Media and Narendra Modi's 365 Days in Office
He would say the neutrals fall between two stools-- between the right and the wrong! He declared it was better to take a view than have no view ... «The New Indian Express, May 15»
5
Backstage: Behind the scenes at Manchester's Home
... but as it is not rough and ready enough for theatre rehearsals and is without mirrors for dancers, it would seem to fall between two stools. «The Stage, May 15»
6
Victory and Remembrance
Given the fact that it may fall between two stools, it tried, no doubt with all good intensions, to marry the commemoration of the six years of ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, May 15»
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Maro Itoje is poetry in motion, but vows to stay grounded
Many players fall between two stools when they are deemed to be a utility option and Itoje does not want to be cast in that role. “I don't see why ... «Evening Standard, May 15»
8
Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC involved in tight finish to win the I …
But the danger is they could fall between two stools. Westwood and his assistant coach Pradhyum Reddy have some hard decisions to take. «Sportskeeda, May 15»
9
Jitan Ram Manjhi: Will he succeed in his gamble?
There is always a latent fear that he may fall between two stools, as much depends on the outcome of the Assembly election. If he proves to be ... «TwoCircles.net, Mar 15»
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'Can't Have 2 Bosses, Let Sonia Step Back And Rahul Gandhi Take …
Elaborating on the crisis within the Congress he said that the decisions in the party fall between two stools - Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, ... «NDTV, Feb 15»

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