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1 сидеть между двумя стульями
Новый русско-английский словарь > сидеть между двумя стульями
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2 сидеть между двух стульев
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3 сидеть между двух стульев
неодобр.lit. sit between two stools; cf. fall between two stools; sit on the fence; serve two masters; run with the hare and hunt with the hounds- Вот что я тебе скажу, Матвей, - голос Ларисы звучал твёрдо и спокойно. - Такой, как ты есть, ты мне не нужен. Да и тебе между двух стульев сидеть неловко. Забирай её и уезжай отсюда. Чтобы вас обоих и духу не было. А то пропадём все трое... (С. Антонов, Дело было в Пенькове) — 'And now listen to me, Matvei.' Larissa's voice was firm and calm. 'I don't want you the way you are now. You're not very comfortable either, sitting between two chairs. Take her and go away from here. Both of you get out and stay out. Or else all three of us will be finished...'
- Ха! - сказала я горлом. - Жалкий трус! Вы думаете, что можно всю жизнь просидеть между двух стульев? (И. Грекова, Без улыбок) — 'Ha!' I said throatingly. 'You pathetic coward! You think you can spend your whole life sitting on the fence?'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сидеть между двух стульев
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4 оказаться в затруднительном положении
1) General subject: find oneself in the wrong boat, get into difficulties, mire, fall between two stools2) Makarov: be in the mire, find oneself in the mire, stick in the mire, come unstuckУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > оказаться в затруднительном положении
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5 попасть впросак
1) General subject: drop a clanger, find oneself in the wrong boat, get into a hobble, goof, make a floater, put foot in it, put foot into it, commit a gaffe, fall between two stools, be up a gumtree, get into a scrape2) Colloquial: be in a fix, be in a jam, be in a scrape, be in the cart, be in the soup, get into deep water, get into hot water, put your foot in your mouth3) American: pull a boner, spill the beans4) Australian slang: go down like a lead balloon5) Politics: put (one's) foot in it6) Set phrase: put one's foot in it, make a fool of (oneself) -
6 сесть между двух стульев
Makarov: fall between two stoolsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сесть между двух стульев
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7 сидеть между двух стульев
General subject: fall between two stoolsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сидеть между двух стульев
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8 стул
м.1. chair2. мед. stool♢
сидеть между двух стульев — fall* between two stools -
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м.1) ( мебель) chairмя́гкий стул — padded chair
складно́й стул — folding chair
де́тский (раскладно́й) стул — high chair
вертя́щийся стул — swivel chair
предлага́ть стул кому́-л — offer smb a chair
2) мед. stool(s) (pl)••электри́ческий стул — the electric chair
сиде́ть ме́жду двух стульев — fall between two stools
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10 сидеть между двух стульев
to fall between two stools, to have a foot in both campsРусско-английский учебный словарь > сидеть между двух стульев
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11 за двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь
Set phrase: all covet, all lose, between two stools you fall to the ground (contrast: to kill two birds with one stone), dogs that put up many hares kill none, dogs that put up many hares kill none (дословно: Собаки, которые спугивают много зайцев, ни одного не поймают), grasp all, lose all, grasp all, lose all (дословно: За все хвататься-все потерять), he who commences many things finishes but few, if you run after two hares, you will catch neither (he who attempts to do many things simultaneously, will accomplish none)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > за двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь
См. также в других словарях:
fall between two stools — ► fall between two stools Brit. fail to be or take either of two satisfactory alternatives. Main Entry: ↑stool … English terms dictionary
fall between two stools — phrasal : to fail or come to naught because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action a story of falling between two stools the stool of election promises to balance the budget and reduce taxes,… … Useful english dictionary
fall between two stools — mainly British, mainly British if something falls between two stools, it fails because it is neither one type of thing nor another and if someone falls between two stools, they fail because they try to combine two different types of thing that… … New idioms dictionary
fall between two stools — verb a) To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail. “ She [<nowiki/>] could not bear to lose the land she had got by a swindle; and then she could not bear the loss of her lover. So she fell between two stools. ” … Wiktionary
fall between two stools — not clearly one type or the other, neither fish nor fowl This vehicle is part bike and part car. It falls between two stools … English idioms
fall between two stools — fail because one hesitated between two opportunities, attempt two things at once and fail at both … English contemporary dictionary
fall between two stools — phrasal to fail because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action … New Collegiate Dictionary
fall between two stools — Brit. fail to be or take either of two satisfactory alternatives. → stool … English new terms dictionary
between two stools one falls to the ground — Inability to choose between, or accommodate oneself to, alternative viewpoints or courses of action is likely to end in disaster. Now more common in the metaphorical phrase to fall between two stools. Cf. medieval L. labitur enitens sellis herere … Proverbs new dictionary
fall between two stools — to fail because of not definitely being either one thing or another … English dictionary
between two stools — Meaning Uncertainty and hesitation. Origin From the proverbial between two stools you fall to the ground … Meaning and origin of phrases