in two minds

in two minds

Simultaneously holding two competing or contradictory beliefs, views, opinions, etc.; considering two options equally. I'm really in two minds about higher education. On one hand, a degree is required for most jobs, but, on the other, it's far too expensive for the value. The committee is currently in two minds about a suitable punishment, but hopefully they will reach a decision in the morning. How are we ever going to get this project started if you guys are still in two minds about the direction it should take?
See also: mind, two
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in two minds

BRITISH, AMERICAN or

of two minds

mainly AMERICAN
COMMON If you are in two minds or of two minds about something, you are not able to reach a decision or opinion about something. I'm in two minds about private education — I can see it from both sides. Roche was in two minds whether to make the trip to Oslo. Kennedy was of two minds about the plan, but in the end he authorized it.
See also: mind, two
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
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