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(idiomatic, of tasks, issues, problems, items) To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.

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fall between two stools

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(idiomatic, of tasks, issues, problems, items) To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.

She fell between two stools and couldn't decide which job offer to accept.

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(idiomatic, of tasks, issues, problems, items) To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.

Unfortunately, it fell between two stools: it was not good enough to be a competition car and those who wanted a roadburner preferred the Iso Grifo, which was better equipped.

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(idiomatic) To attempt two roles and fail at both, when either could have been accomplished singly.

[…] She [Dido] 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. […]

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