If you don't make your choice in time, you are likely to fall between two stools.
如果你不及时作出决定，就会两头落空。
The one who wants an easy job with a high pay will fall between two stools in the end.
谁不想耕作又轻松，薪水又丰厚？不过这样的想法可难保不两头落空。
The author seems uncertain whether he is writing a comedy or a tragedy, so the play falls between two stools.
作者似乎拿不定主意是写喜剧照旧写惨剧，致使这个剧非驴非马。
The book falls between the two stools of authority and popularity.
这本书权威性和通俗性两头落空。
The book falls between the two stools of authority and popularity.
这本书权威性和通俗性两头落空。
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