fall between two stools

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Fig. to come somewhere between two possibilities and so fail to meet the requirements of either. The material is not suitable for an academic book or for a popular one. It falls between two stools. He tries to be both teacher and friend, but falls between two stools.

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An average dual player is going to fall between two stools so it's really an exceptional talent that is going to crack it and I would say Eoin Cadogan (left) could do it. WALSH: DUAL ROUTE OPEN TO CADOGAN by The Mirror (London, England) Privates On Parade seems to fall between two stools, trying hard to be a comedy most of the time while also dealing with Britain's political incursion into Malaysia. It Ain't quite so hot Mum; REVIEWS PRIVATES ON PARADE Birmingham ... by Birmingham Mail (England) Byline: Dave Edwards THE concept of the Ryanair Chase is to provide a championship race for horses who fall between two stools, in that the Queen Mother Champion Chase is an inadequate test of stamina and the Gold Cup a bridge too far, but one wonders whether it dilutes competition in the other two contests, writes Dave Edwards. Our Vic primed to avenge last year's narrow defeat; TOPSPEED by The Racing Post (London, England)			faire fairer fairy fairy godmother fait faith Faith will move mountains fake fake it fake off fake out fake out of fall fall afoul of fall all over fall apart fall asleep fall at fall away fall away toward fall back fall back on fall below fall beneath fall between fall between two stools fall by fall by the wayside fall down fall down on fall down on the job fall flat fall flat on face fall for fall for hook, line and sinker fall foul of fall from fall from grace fall from power fall head over heels fall head over heels in love fall heir to fall ill fall in fall in a heap fall in line fall in love fall in on fall in place fall in with fall into a trap			fall away fall away fall away fall away fall away fall away toward fall back fall back fall back fall back fall back Fall back and forward Fall back and forward Fall back and forward fall back on fall back on fall back on fall back upon fall behind fall behind fall behind fall behind fall below fall below fall beneath fall between fall between (the) two stools fall between (the) two stools fall between (the) two stools fall between (the) two stools fall between two stools fall block Fall Board Skins fall by fall by inheritance fall by succession fall by the wayside fall by the wayside fall by the wayside fall cankerworm Fall City Fall City Arts Fall Classic Fall Classic Fall Commanders Conference Fall Creek Falls State Park Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc. Fall Creek Intermediate School Fall Creek Public Library Fall Creek State Recreation Area Fall Creek Valley Fall Creek Valley Middle School Fall Creek Watershed Committee fall dandelion fall down fall down fall down fall down fall down fall down

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