foot in both camps

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*foot in both camps

Fig. an interest in or to support each of two opposing groups of people. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) The shop steward had been promised a promotion and so had a foot in both camps during the strike—workers and management. Mr. Smith has a foot in both camps in the parent-teacher dispute. He teaches math, but he has a son at the school.

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He said he had been nominated as a BID director by the university's pro-vice chancellor, not by CUE Ltd, although he was said to "have a foot in both camps. Row over elections to new BID board; BUSINESS: Dispute over ballot by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) But McCarthy, who has a foot in both camps having previously coached Republic of Ireland, will lose several other players as Sam Vokes, Dave Edwards and Wayne Hennessey are involved in Wales' trip to Montenegro. International call-ups are bad timing - McCarthy by Birmingham Mail (England) A man with a foot in both camps, Newtownabbey postman and Crusaders centre-half, Gareth McKeown, led the praise from the pitch when he said: "I think it's a great idea. ROYAL APPROVAL FOR FAIR PLAY by The Mirror (London, England)			follow on follow orders follow out follow suit follow the crowd follow through follow to the ends of the earth follow up follow up with foment trouble fond of food food for thought fool fool and his money are soon parted fool around fool around with fool into Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me fool with fool's paradise foolish Fools rush in Fools rush in where angels fear to tread foot foot in both camps foot the bill foot-in-mouth disease football foothold footloose footloose and fancy-free footsie footstep for a change for a kick-off for a lark and on a lark for a living for a price for a song for a spin for all cares for all I care for all I know for all intents and purposes for all it's worth for all knows for all practical purposes for all problems for all the world for all the world like			Foot deformities Foot diseases Foot diseases Foot diseases Foot diseases foot doctor foot doctor foot doctor Foot drop Foot drop foot fault foot fault foot faults Foot fetishism Foot fetishist Foot fetishists Foot Flat Foot gear foot gland foot guard Foot Guards Foot hammer Foot health Foot health Foot health Foot Health Foundation of America Foot Health Practitioner Foot Health Status Questionnaire Foot Health Trade Association foot holes foot in both camps Foot in Mouth Disease Foot in Mouth Players foot in the door foot in the door foot in the door foot in the door foot in the door Foot iron Foot jaw Foot key Foot lambert foot laminae foot laminae foot laminae foot laminae Foot lathe foot length Foot level foot lever foot licking foot licking foot licking foot licking Foot Locker Foot Locker Foot Locker Cross Country Championships Foot Loose Foot Loose foot louse foot louse

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